DAVID JOHN, LAWSAN UNICAL & FOUNDER- LAW ACADEMIC DAIRY REPROBATE SUG ASPIRATE DEBATE RESULT PUBLISHED AS; AN UNPROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT BY STUDENT JOURNALIST; (2019 NIGERIAN GENERAL ELECTION AS A CASE STUDY)
David John, Popular called "Majesty" in the prestigious Faculty of Law, University of Calabar damn the NUCJ for publishing the concluded SUG aspirant's debates result as unprofessional and a code of misconduct in the profession of journalism.
John expressed that, it's quite unfortunate that such organisation should be question by its ultraconservative electoral post. He added that, "NUCJ Its not know to the ethnics norms and rule's of a professional journalism to display results of candidate that won the just concluded S.U.G aspirates debate's election."
He expressed that, The Nigerian union of campus journalist as a matter of fact is in no way should be involve in unfolding of election debate result which even he is handicap to do so.
He unfolded his core reasons for the condemnation as; "The campus journalist as successfully
indirectly advertised and campaign to all the S.U.G aspirate who won the electoral debate to a Johnny just come student's to vote for those candidates which is in breach to the code of ethics for journalist and reporter's act."
He further said; student's voting for the highest point winner of the just concluded debate could be the reflective action's of the NUCJ.
He sampled, The 2019 Nigerian Vice's presidential debate anchor by a learned journalist who displayed and show's the professional attitude of our Nigerian journalist by not announcing the winner rather permitting the Masse's to decide for themselves the winner. However, after the debate it beyond reasonable doubt that if a winner should have emerge the P.D.P Vice's presidential candidate would have likely have the edged over other's.
He praised, the altitude of the journalist by not announcing the result of the Vice's presidential winner of the debate reflecting that they are not just a journalist par excellence but a guru and professional at their job not to pass a wrong signal to the electorate's.
He added that, Media professionalism is the conduct of media coverage and activities according to high standards of ethics, accountability, legality and credibility, while exercising rights such as freedom of expression and information. He said, We must also be aware of the impending danger it might lead to other's candidate's who might have a lower point at the debate by publishing their total score's thereby discouraging their supporters to vote for their desire candidate.
David John; profound a no guarantee for outstanding winner as announced by the NUCJ unfolding that, For as a matter of fact winning the highest point in a political debate did not give a green light for such candidate's to do exploit in is administration if only he or she emerges the winner only through by collective responsibility.
He added that, An important element in a media environment is the degree of professionalism and experience of journalists and other media practitioners. However, the experience of an authoritarian regime may not be entirely negative. In many cases, courageous independent journalism has played an important part in ensuring that in discharge of its lawful duties there should be total absence of any form of unwelcome doubts and negative impression that might lead to a political apathy of any of it's candidate in which the Nigerian Union of Campus Journalist U.C.C have just accomplished.
He counsel the NUCJ that, It with utmost respect they become more professional on there publication.
David John is popularly called "MAJESTY" and he's currently the
Founder, Law Academic Diary. A vibrant scholar in the Faculty of Law at the prestigious University of Calabar, Calabar.
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