SWEGOP Holds 2-Day Workshop On Professionalism
The South-West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) will, today, begin a two-day workshop on professionalism for its members at the Ilaji Hotel and Resort, Akanran, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
According to the Public Relations Officer of SWEGOP, Mr Remi Oladoye, the workshop was organised to promote professionalism and uphold the ethics of journalism.
He said speakers from academia, legal, marketing and media world are expected to speak on different topics at the workshop.
“The two-day workshop was put together by the association to promote professionalism and uphold the ethics of journalism.
“Having observed the misrepresentation, misinterpretation and unethical conduct in the media space, the association decided to remind its members of our main purpose in the society.
“We have invited numerous speakers from the academia, legal, marketing and media to speak with members on different topics given.” he said.
SWEGOP is made up of online publishers in Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ogun and Ekiti states who came together with the aim of promoting professionalism through self-regulation and providing a wider reach through multiple professionally managed online media outfits.
Presently, SWEGOP has over 50 publishers as members across the aforementioned states, as it looks forward to bringing more professional publishers on board as a means to getting rid of vices ascribed to online news dissemination as we as uphold professionalism.
