The University of Port Harcourt chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has announced a three-day maiden conference for media researchers, practitioners and teachers holding between August 26 and 28, 2015.
Chairman of the chapel, Dr Aniefiok Udoudo, who disclosed this in a statement revealed that the conference, which has as its theme, “Making the Unreached Heard: Reporting Development Strides in Rural Nigeria” would be organised in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, Faculty of Humanities.
The chairman further disclosed that the maiden edition of the chapel’s journal of media practice and research is expected to be launched at the conference. The statement added that “participants who wish to present papers should submit abstracts of not more than 250 words using 12 points font size on Times New Roman by e-mail attachment to : Ochonos2@yahoo.co.UK.
Professor Nkereuwem Udoakah of the University of Uyo is expected to deliver the keynote address at the occasion, while Dr Vincent Ekwerike of Radio Nigeria, Treasure fm, Port Harcourt and Dr Godwin Okon of the Department of Mass Communication, Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) would present lead papers.
Dr Udoudo listed “imbalance in urban rural reportage of development issues”, mainstreaming rural events in the urban-centred media”, community media as precursors to effective rural reportage”, “The role of social media in balancing urban/rural reporting of development”, “The imperatives of phone-in-programmes and awareness creation about rural development”, and “reaching the unheard with development information for rural advancement”, as some of the sub-themes.
The statement named Dr Christie Omego and Dr Chris Ochonogor as chairperson and secretary, local organizing committee, respectively.
Also, Acting Head, Department of Linguistic and Communication Studies, Dr Virginia Onumajuru will serve as convener, while Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Professor John Enemugwen and vice-chancellor, Professor Ndowa lale would be host and chief host, respectively.
SOURCE: THE TIDE NEWS
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