JFC VISITS THE NATION NEWSPAPER

Journalists have been charged to engage on more research  into gender reporting.

Mr. Soji Omotunde, General Manager {Training & Development} made this call when members of Journalists For Christ {JFC} paid a courtesy visit to him at The Nation Newspaper on Thursday.

Mr. Gbenga Osinaike, Project Coordinator, JFC disclosed that the purpose of the visit is to present some copies of the book, Mainstream Gender Reporting on Affirmative Action of Women And Girls Rights Issues which was  published  by JFC.

Osinaike reiterated further that the purpose of the book is to understand how journalists covers issues relating to women and girls in the society citing six Newspapers in the country and to change the way and manner news are being reported especially as they have to do with female folks.

In her own view, Jacqueline Ogoh submitted that media sensitization and reportage of women  and girl child is not balanced. She claimed that more attention is being given to the rich women in the society while the poor and less privileged are being sidelined.

Ogoh is of the opinion that intensive investigation need to be done especially on cases of rape, assault and crime among others especially as they relate to female gender.

Mrs. Patience Saduwa, revealed that cultural and environmental factors contributes to ineffectiveness of female reportage. This pointed out that most women are not ready to open up due to some cultural and environmental factors.

However, Ogoh encouraged that there is a need to educate and orientate the female gender on the importance of their voice in fighting gender imbalance in the country.

Omotunde concluded that women are created out of men and they should not see themselves as equal or superior to the men.