Women Journalists covering Entertainment Beat have been charged to expand their skills at covering other beats and doing more than just doing entertainment.
The charge was given by various speakers who share their opinions on opportunities for Women practicing journalism and up coming female Journalists whose only interest is in covering Entertainment.
The charge was given by various speakers who share their opinions on opportunities for Women practicing journalism and up coming female Journalists whose only interest is in covering Entertainment.
The event put together by Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) with support from the Dutch Non Governmental Organization called on female Journalists whose focus are only reporting entertainment to also take up challenge of doing investigative journalism, Teaching and Editing.
As part of the initiative , seasoned Journalists the likes Programmes Officer , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Dickens Olewe , Director Daily Trust Foundation , Theophilus Abbah , Deputy Editor, The eagle Online , Juliana Francis , Deputy Director on Nigeria Mac Arthur foundation , Amina Salihu, explicitly gave different thoughts as to why there is a gender imbalance in the country’s newsrooms ,noting that the particular challenges of female reporters do not only apply in the newroom , however , includes giving birth and taking maternity leave, which often creates set backs.