A fellow of the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) Kofoworola Belo-Osagie has organised a workshop for twenty-one female journalists from various media organisations across the country.
Belo-Osagie, passionate about women excelling especially in journalism, courtesy (IVLP) US Department of State, organised the workshop to equip female journalists with digital and fact-checking skills for media excellence.
The three-day workshop tagged “IVLP Impact Award Digital Skills and Fact-checking Training” held at the Centre for International Advanced Professional Studies (CIAPS) Lagos.
Speaking at the opening of the workshop, the convener, explained the choice of women as beneficiaries was informed by the discrimination the female journalists face particularly in the newsroom where you find a vast majority of men occupying top editorial/managerial positions.
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According to Belo-Osagie, who is also the Commissioning Editor Nigeria of the Conversation Africa, the limited number of participants was to ensure adequate support and expansive benefits from the seminar.
She noted the training would aid female journalists in various career stages bridge the digital divide and be better grounded in “fact-checking” to easily detect misinformation, disinformation and false claims generally.
“By gaining specialised skills that help bridge the digital gap, the journalist will expand the army of professionals in the media, news, information space”, she said.
“They will also better fight fake news and produce much needed quality content that support societal development.
“The training will focus on fact-checking, mobile journalism, video production/editing, digital skills – podcasting, social media journalism and one-minute video.”
