Journalism Not Corrupt But Disturbed

Followers of the popular Hausa series LABARINA showing on the famous Arewa 24 have recently been bombarded with what some described as degrading  journalism profession where one of the producers of the series Who also featured as Sarkin Waka directed his aid to give a journalist a fare after an interview. His action was condemned by many.

After the show of the episode 11 of season 3 of the series attacks and counter attacks dominated the air all over the Hausa speaking areas and some journalists even threaten to sue the producers of the series for deformation of character.

The question is are journalists not receiving gratitude to either kill a story or turn black to white?

 The  answer is, some do accept that. That is why journalists called it brown envelope or Roger or choppe.

As there are bad journalists so also bad actors. Bag eggs are every where. The producers should have portraits the good side of the job rather than the bad. After all the journalist featured asked relevant questions and got his answers right but the conclusion went wrong on the side of journalists.

It is a well known fact that some news publishers and broadcasters don’t pay their workers but give them ID card to serve as a meal ticket and that has degraded the profession especially in Nigeria and that pave way to the likes of producers of LABARINA to insult the Noble job.

It is high time for regulatory bodies to sanitize the profession by allowing only train journalists operates. And media proprietors pay their workers.

For the producers of LABARINA they  apologize on their action.

For journalists they should desist from any act that will tannish the image of the job. Because a journalist is a gentleman.  

Shedrach Moses
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Writes from Mass Communication Department
Federal Polytechnic Mubi
Adamawa State
Nigeria