Executive Summary
The media play a central role in modern societies because they represent a primary source of information and are a main provider of entertainment for large numbers of people. As a result, the media make a decisive impact on the political, economic, social and cultural activities of people and institutions, bringing about new behavioral and cultural patterns as well as, help to shape individual opinion, notions and beliefs.
The NYMC Summit is in response to a recent as well as major public demand; in search for good governance in institutions, agencies, private and public corporations.
In many countries today, especially in democratic dispensation, the media plays a key and major role in promoting good governance in the society.
This project is aimed at helping young people in the Media attain professional standards and practices at the managerial, editorial, production and programming levels.
Furthermore it is also aimed at bringing to the fore public recognition of Media organizations as well as their commitment to the highest professional practices and ethics.
Hence the birth of a 2-day bi-annual Youth-Media collaboration with media experts and other seasoned professionals.
The summit would be providing the right tools and support for youths in media advocacy and the use of the new media for Change in Nigeria.
It is our belief that this would provide the needed mileage for Youths to reach the various segments of the Nigerian and Africa Media industry.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The pilot for this project was held in January 2010 at the British Council Multi-media suite, with the support of Timeless Newspaper, British Council, Silverbird TV and 21st Century Media.
Following the success recorded during the event, Talk Village International has now put together the second edition of her National Youth-Media Connect Summit.
Invitations will also be extended to youth policy-makers in this field: broadcasters, print journalists, New media technology experts and other stakeholders in the industry.
TVI believes that the methodology and tools developed at the Summit will favor and facilitate the transformation for state/privately controlled broadcast media outfits into Youth-led service broadcasting media outlets.
The Nigerian Youth-Media Connect Summit mandate will also highlight the role of the media in ensuring that Nigeria and other African countries achieve the following:
• The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015
• The Vision 2020 objectives
• Adopt a quality management and standard accreditation route, with Nigeria playing a leadership role through the inclusion of the youth
• Address the Global Economy Crises: the place of Youth in Media addressing the Scourge
EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS
Youths involved in:
TV Productions
New Media Experts
Radio Productions
Print Productions
Freelance Journalists
Bloggers/Vloggers
Web 2.0 Experts
Communication Students
Professional Photographers
Reporters
Editors
Producers
HIGHLIGHTS OF CONFERENCE
The conference program proposes some activities, which include:
Paper presentations from seasoned speakers and resource persons
Plenary sessions
Exhibition/Workshops & Networking sessions
Experience Sharing
Live TV webcasting
The Session features:
SUMMARY
1 Platform /5 Speakers/ 20 sessions/ 10 Thematic Goals/1 Message
JUSTIFICATION: Why is the Youth Media Summit taking place?
The summit is designed to discuss the need for an in-depth reform of the media industry in Africa with special focus on quality control, Professional standard and best practices which will make it possible to develop a plan of action for which Africa can adopt a quality management and standards accreditation route, Nigeria playing the leadership role.
RELEVANCE
The summit seeks to sensitize, increase awareness and foster acceptability of quality standards in the media industry in West Africa.
This will help promoting free, independent and pluralistic media while contributing to good governance and how new media technologies can help boost their recognition in the international market.
Furthermore the summit will create and enhance more awareness to young Media expert on the current trend of ICT and related media.
Finally discussions on how the Media can help African countries especially Nigeria, achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) by year 2015 would be championed.
Youth-Media Summit Panel Discussions
• Expectations in Media practice: Role of Youth in media and the implementation of Nigeria vision 2020
• Web 2.0 Gateway for boosting youth business globally
• Youth Media: Act Local, think Global and harnessing opportunities for youths
• Engaging Youths in Community Radio: Citizen Broadcast
• Youth Media: Branding makes it stand out
• Opportunities for Young Media Experts
• How to sell yourself to your audience expensively
• How to setup your own media outfit
• Funding your media project and steps to do this
• How to: Citizen Journalism
Plenary sessions:
1. Youths and Journalism Practice
2. Youths and Journalism Training
3. Youths and the Use of New Media as a teaching tool in Africa
4. The influence of New Media forms on the African landscape
5. Youths opportunities and trends in the New Media terrain
6. Media convergence and inter-penetration in local Nigeria Media content, media literacy and technology in media.
7. Media and Internet Innovations
8. Broadcast journalism in the age of globalization: prospects & Challenges.
PROPOSED KEY SPEAKERS
Dr. Tunde Adegbola CEO, African Languages Technology Initiative (Alt-i)
Dr. Akin Jimoh Executive Director, Development Communications
Mr. Ayodeji Jeremiah Editor, Timeless Newspaper
Amb. Stephen Oguntoyinbo CEO, Talk Village International
Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Msc.D Executive Director, New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation,
BEST PRACTICE DISCUSSANT
Session Chair: Amb. Dayo Israel GLEED Foundation, UK
DISCUSSANTS
Miss. Jennifer Ehidahmen International Poet, Journalist & AGDC alumni
Mr. Deola Kayode Managing Partner, Teleios Consulting
Mr.Dolapo Taiwo COO, UNOTECH Media, UK
CONCLUSION
Media and ICT have become an essential tool in a nation's development process, in enhancing good governance and empowering people around the world. The relationship between the media and government and its influence on democracy and national development is inevitably non-separable. In the 21st century, with the emergence of modern nation states, the media is an essential aid to development, becoming an important channel for public communication and transparency
Registration fee is N2000 (Conference Materials + Lunch+ Certificate of Participation
Register here now: http://nyms2012.eventbrite.com
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BREAKING NEWS
PASTOR TUNDE BAKARE REACT ON MILITARY MEN INVADING THE SNG PROTEST GROUND @ OJOTA,OBALENDE
The Save Nigeria Group(SNG) and it's allies flay the deployment of troops and tanks to the Gani Fawehimi Fredom Square at Ojota,Lagos,which has hosted our peaceful and popular protests for five days running last week.
To the credit of the organizers of the protests and the maturity of the millions of Nigeria who have trooped to the rally ground, we have had violence free gatherings for days with great comportment and no loss of life,damage to property or violation of any law of the land.
It is therefore curious that a democratic government would deploy military tanks and troops against such a peaceful assembly of the people in clear violation of the constitutionally guaranteed right of the citizens to freely assemble and express their feelings.
This is a clear case of intolerance and shutting of the democratic space against the people of Nigeria which must be condemned by all democracy loving people around the world.
We have equally reviewed the broadcast of President Goodluck Jonathan where he unilaterally offered to reduce the pump price of petrol to N97 per litre.
This tokenism shows that the display of people power in the last few days has not been in vain but it is far little to be acceptable.
We demand a reversal to the pre-Jan 1 pump price of N65 per litre as a basis for a conducive atmosphere for a national conversation on the oil sector and how to deal with the corruption that has brought this needless crisis on the 7th largest producer of crude in the world that has been made to depend on import for it's refined product consumption.
In the meantime,we ask our people who have made tremendous sacrifices in the last few days to comply with the stay-at-home directive as a continuation of this mass action and await further directives.
We salute the resilience of our people who have demonstrated that they have all it takes to fight for their rights on a sustained basis in the most peaceful manner to the chagrin of their adversaries .
The seed of permanent change had been sown in our land and it would germinate and bear the fruits of freedom.
God bless the people of Nigeria!
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!
Pastor Tunde Bakare.
Convener,SNG.
SOURCE:SAHARA REPOTERS
DAY 6 OCCUPYLAGOS ARMED MILITARY MEN INVADE GANI FAWEHINMI PARK OJOTA LAGOS STATE NIGERA
President Goodluck Jonathan has deployed hundreds of gun-wielding soldiers on the streets of Lagos in a desperate bid to forestall peaceful protests scheduled to continue today.
Through reports filed by citizen reporters affiliated with Saharareporters it was gathered that the armed soldiers have taken positions in such spots as Ikeja, Ikoyi, Surulere and Ojota as well as other spots where thousand of Nigerians have poured out in protest the government sharp increase in price of petrol. About 16 check points and barricades have been been mounted around the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota according to reports.
The deployment of soldiers comes on the heels of Mr. Jonathan's planned broadcast Monday morning in which he will announce the reduction of fuel prices to N97 a liter.
In the address, the text of which has already been published in full by Saharareporters, President Jonathan takes an unusually harsh tone towards the protesters.
In an interview moments ago, one of the leaders of the protest movement said that the protests have been held in peaceful atmosphere, but added that President Jonathan appears ready to use force against peace-loving Nigerians. They vowed to make an appearance at the venue today regardless of the presence of the soldiers. Seun Kuti, the son of Afrobeat maestro Fela Anikulapo-Kuti sent an sms to Saharareporters that he will be at the rally today.
A protest leader told SaharaReporters, "We want to make clear that President Jonathan would be held responsible for any casualty that results from his decision to unleash soldiers on unarmed and peaceful protesters who are merely demanding accountability and transparency from their leaders". He further noted that officers of the Nigerian police have so far killed about 20 protesters in different parts of the country, he vowed that Nigerians would never let the victims of police brutality die in vain"
Another protest leader expressed dismay and disappointment with the decision of trade union leaders to unilaterally call off street protests on account some purported security concerns.
He added that some of the in the movement had received speculations all week that the government was offering a variety of financial and other material inducement to labour leaders in order to compromise them.
He stated that, "it would be extremely hard for any compromised labour leader to hoodwink Nigerians who are now determined to seize the opportunity to question the greed as well as ineptitude other so-called leaders"
source:Shahara Reporters
REPORT REACHING US IS THAT MILITARY MEN ASKED PROTESTERS TO OJOTA WERE ASKED TO SIT DOWN PEACEFULLY ON THE FLOOR.
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DAY 4 OF THE SAVE NIGERIA GROUP PROTEST AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDY
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