By Ayo Jones
A two-day workshop on Good Corporate Governance organized by Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) will be declared opened on Thursday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state.
The workshop, aimed at examining the impact of digitalisation on journalism and the media industry, and ultimately prescribe workable responses to its disruptions, will be attended by managing directors, publishers and editors of national media outfits, including print, broadcast and new media takes place at the De Rembrandt Hotel, Alausa, Ikeja.
A statement by the NGE President, Mr. Mustapha Isah, and the General-Secretary, Mr. Iyobosa Uwugiaren, said the workshop, with the theme: “Journalism and Digitalisation: The Imperative of Good Corporate Governance”, which is supported by the Lagos State government, would attract 50 participants spread across Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Edo and Delta states.
Key speakers include a lecturer at the School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University Lagos, Dr. Pius Onobhayedo, the former Managing Director of Guardian Press Limited, Mr. Emeka Izeze, the former Managing Director, The Sun Publishing Limited, Dr. Tony Onyima, and the former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Punch, Mr. Gbemiga Ogunleye