By Abdullahi Alhassan Kaduna.
HOTPEN – A Media Specialist and former Director-General, Media and Publicity to the former governor of Kaduna State Dr. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, Mallam Ahmed Maiyaki said journalism is all about service to humanity.
The expert made this assertion when he received members of the Kaduna Young Journalists Association on a courtesy call in his office.
Maiyaki tasked the young Journalists to not only restrict themselves to routine reportage, current affairs but to also diversify their career and venture into developmental journalism.
He added that “Peace journalism and Environmental reporting are all areas that a media practitioner can lay his hands to help in promoting societal development”
He explained that journalism is a profession that touches all human angles, adding that journalist has a pivotal role to play in bringing out the local stories that will lead to changes in various societies.
He appealed to the young journalists to always adhere strictly to ethical practice and shun any act of inducement that may influence news judgment.