Event Programme
Don't Miss a Thing
- Art Exhibition
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Dele Giwa Hall
06:00 PM - 08:00 PMArt Exhibition & Fundraising Event By CJID/Media Freedom Team(Strictly by invitation)
Safe4Press: Shining a Light on The Dark Side of Journalist Safety and Press Violation
- Dele Giwa Hall
08:00 AM - 09:00 AMRegistration/Black Carpet By CJID Secretariat
09:00 AM - 09:10 AMWelcome to WAJIC’23 By Tobi Oluwatola, ED, CJID | Tolulope Adeleru-Balogun, News Central TV
09:10 AM - 09:20 AMWelcome Address By Dapo OlorunyomiCEO, CJID/Publisher Premium Times
09:20 AM - 10:20 AMGoodwill Messages By Dr Kole Shetimma | Mallam Kabiru Yusuf | Musikilu Mojeed | Toyin Akinniyi | Jochen Luckscheiter | Dickens Olewe | Juan Sell
10:20 AM - 10:30 AMPhotographs
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMTea Break and Networking
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJournalism and the Challenge of Innovation By Richard Gingras | Dapo Olorunyomi
Conversation
12:00 PM - 01:00 PMArtificial Intelligence, Digital Innovations & the Future of Journalism By Maupe Ogun-Yusuff | Joshua Olufemi | Serena Stelitano | David Adeleke | Christopher Guess
Panel Session
01:00 PM - 02:15 PMWorkshop 1: Data, Insight, and Business of Journalism By Adenike Aloba | Richard Gevers | Ajibola Amzat | Yusuf Akinpelu | Seun Onigbinde
01:00 PM - 02:15 PMWorkshop 2: AI and Tech Tools for Newsrooms By Akintunde Babatunde | Chris Guess | Anita Igbine | Muhammed Akinyemi
Leveraging Digital Tools for Effective Online Research
01:00 PM - 02:15 PMWorkshop 3: Paper Presentation: “Media Ethics and News Media Financing in a Fledgling Economy – A case of The Gambia’’ By Prof Umar Pate | Dr Williette James | Dr Tunde Akanni | Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo | Dr. Wumi Adekunle
Dr. Wumi Morolake (PhD), Dean of the School of Journalism and Digital Media, University of the Gambia
(15 minutes)
Panel Discussion: Innovative Trends in Journalism Practice and Media Business – What are the Research Gaps?
02:15 PM - 03:30 PMLunch and Networking
03:30 PM - 03:40 PMCampus Journalism Project By CJID
A Documentary
03:40 PM - 04:40 PMJournalism Education in the 21st Century By Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi | Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo | Prof Umaru Pate | Dr Williette James | Idris Akinbajo
Panel Session
04:40 PM - 05:00 PMClosing Remarks By Dr Tobi OluwatolaExecutive Director, CJID
- Dele Giwa Hall
08:00 AM - 09:00 AMArrival/Registration By CJID
09:00 AM - 09:10 AMWelcome By Kayode Okikiolu | Shamima Muslim
09:10 AM - 10:20 AMMedia and Democracy: Issues of Representation, Inclusion and Community By Shamima Muslim | Jake Ekpele | Noel Balogun | Abosede George-Ogun | Jude Ilo | Grace Jerry
Panel Session
10:20 AM - 10:50 AMTea Break and Networking
10:50 AM - 12:30 PMAccountability Journalism and the Challenge of Sustainability: By Musikilu Mojeed | Frank Aigbogun | Toun Okewale Sonaiya | Fran Scarlett | Deji Adekunle | Rosemary Egabor-Afolahan | Muhammed Ali
Panel Session 2
12:10 PM - 12:20 PMHeads Up: Innovation for Press Safety By Lawal BakareCEO Safetity
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMRegulations and Spaces for Press Freedom Advocacy By Lanre Arogundade | Eugenia Abu | Balarabe Shehu Ilelah | Muheeb Saeed | Ahmed Sahid Nasralla | Obioma Okonkwo
Panel Session
01:30 PM - 02:50 PMWorkshop 1: Media in West African Elections: Observation, Reporting, and Polling By Mboho Eno | Chukwuemeka B, Eze | Grant Masterson | Kojo Pumpuni Asante (PhD) | Samson Itodo
01:30 PM - 02:50 PMWorkshop 2: Journalism in Conflict Zones By Busola Ajibola | Natalia Antelava | Kunle Adebajo | Jude Ilo | Lawal Bakare
01:30 PM - 02:50 PMWorkshop 3: Innovative Trends in Verification By Caroline Anipah | Hannah Ajakaiye | Kemi Busari | David Ajikobi | Opeyemi Kehinde | Monsur Hussain
02:50 PM - 03:50 PMLunch and Networking
04:00 PM - 05:30 PMNext Vistas for Program Attention in the Intersection of Journalism, Democracy-building and Development By Dapo Olorunyomi | Richard Gevers | Akintunde Babatunde | Ayantola Alayande | Caroline Anipah | Motunrayo Alaka
Panel Session 4
05:30 PM - 05:45 PMClosing Remarks By Prof Umaru PateChairman, CJID Board
05:45 PM - 06:00 PMPhotographs By Kayode Okikiolu and Shamima Muslim