Emboldened by the institutional anomaly whereby government and private institutions divulge more information to foreign media than Nigerian media outfits, Twitter commentator and host of Politricks, Kayode Ogundamisi, in 20 tweets, makes a case for Nigerian journalists and media outfits.
1.They tell you Nigerian Journalists are lazy but they forget the bravery of Journalists such as Late Enenche Akogwu pic.twitter.com/I0AGxLxu4z
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
2. My rant today is to @HQNigerianArmy @PoliceNG & Nigerian government officials. Grant local Journalists same access u grant Foreign Journo
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
3. It is appalling how @HQNigerianArmy will mobilise troops to protect & grant @cnni @BBCAfrica EXCLUSIVE access but deny local Jorno same
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
4. We do have a lot of local stringers who get paid pittance by the Foreign media, they take risks, get exclusive clips & go into oblivion .
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
5. What is the hope 4 that young Nigerian who is studying journalism when his own govt would undermine him/her at every opportunity.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
6. It sure is true that brown envelope syndrome is killing Nigerian journalistic space but not an excuse to undermine them & scorn them.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
7. From @AlikoDangote to @FirstBankngr to @UNIONBANK_NG U can also advertise on @channelstv @AIT_Online @NTANewsNow as U do on @cnni &others
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
8. If big business & govt fail to patronise Nigerian media they are left with the option of hustling & enabling corruption in Public Service
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
9. @HQNigerianArmy @PoliceNG are more likely to respond to a Journalistic query by a British or American accented Journalist than a local 1
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
10. We have Citizen Journalists embedded amongst the people in North East Nigerian & crisis points, seek them, identify, encourage them,
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
11. The sad Art of not telling our own narrative is the reason the good heroic deeds of many Nigerians never get heard, never get told.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
12. NUJ NPPAN Guild of Editors should stop being corrupt league of practitioners & start championing the cause of Nigerian Journalists
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
13. Okay make I stop here. The news of @HQNigerianArmy granting another EXCLUSIVE to another Foreign Media got me VEXED dis early momo.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
14 By the way if you are a local stringer for @cnni @BBCAfrica @SkyNews etc form a block. It is your story, charge what you are truly worth
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
15. Foreign Journalists have Insurance cover, you do not have before handing your EXCLUSIVE clip over make your own call. Don't get cheated.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
16. Before @cnni & co use your clips. Insist credit must go to you, get paid but still insist your name should be inscribed. It sells U.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
17. If possible local stringer in Nigeria should form an association, network, share information & increase your knowledge & skills.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
18. @cnni @BBCAfrica @SkyNews & co are not Charities they make money. BIG MONEY & your EXCLUSIVE clips are part of the reason they make it.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
19 As we fight corruption within the Nigerian Journalistic space we should not open the flank for International Journalistic exploitation
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
20 End of discussion I am @ogundamisi I don talk my own, if U are a local Nigerian stringer, the power is in your skill. Grab it and FLY!
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) May 31, 2016
