Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will on Thursday declare open a two-day workshop on Good Corporate Governance in the media, organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).
The workshop, which will be attended by managing directors, publishers and editors of national media outlets, including print, broadcast and online, holds at the De Rembrandt Hotel, Alausa, Ikeja and has “Journalism and Digitalisation: The Imperative of Good Corporate Governance” as its theme.
A statement by the President, Mr. Mustapha Isah and General-Secretary, Mr. Iyobosa Uwugiaren, said the workshop is aimed at exploring the impact of digitalisation on journalism and the media industry and prescribing practicable responses to its disruptions.
“Digitalisation has changed the face and practice of journalism, eroding its space,” the NGE said, adding: “For the profession to thrive, it needs more efficient management models.”
It said a lecturer at the School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, Dr. Pius Onobhayedo, would deliver the keynote address on the theme, while the former Managing Director of Guardian Press Ltd, Mr. Emeka Izeze, would speak about the sub-theme: “Striking the Balance among Commercialism, Proprietary Right and Professionalism.”
The statement added that the former Managing Director, The Sun Publishing Ltd, Dr. Tony Onyima, and the former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Punch, Mr. Gbemiga Ogunleye, would deliver papers on “Surviving the Digital Onslaught,” and “Journalism and the Law: Who Watches the Watchdog?”
It said the workshop, which is supported by the Lagos State Government, would attract 50 participants spread across Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Edo and Delta states.