YALI RLC: My Experience (Day 7)

The 30th day September 2017, meant more than the last day of the month to us, the YALIans, because it was the last day of the first week of the rigorous and thorough training we embarked on. Many of us had 'no night'; no thanks to the poster works, which took many of us away from bed. Nonetheless, we all came to the lecture room on time, after physical exercise (which most of us skipped)and breakfast (some of us skipped this, too), and we were commended.

Dr. Haruna Abdul lectured us on "Banner Headline, Morality, Law, and Ethics." He defined a banner headline as a newspaper headline running across a whole page, especially one on the front page. He asked us, which we did, to give examples of banner headlines which speak good of us, and also give examples which depict negativity. He taught us that what makes law law is an evolutionary process, which starts from common morality and value, to culture of people, to shared ethical system, and finally to law.

"Journalism," according to Wainwright in 1978, "is information. It is events of the day distilled into few words, sounds or pictures... to satisfy the human curiosity..." Dr. Haruna further taught us, amongst many other things, that some of the ethical issues of concern in journalism are: conflict of interest; inaccurate reporting; lack of truthfulness, objectivity and integrity; deception; and what have you.

Due to the poster presentation that needed enough time for preparation, snacks-break was skipped for the first time. Prince Eniaiyejuni, at exactly 10:40, started his lecture titled "Social Media Ethics". He defined social media as an electronic media used for social (and increasingly business) interaction. He showed us the pros and cons of the social media. He advised us to be very careful with the way we use the social media because of the unethical behaviors some users exhibit. He also told us about the importance of networking: "it's not just about technical know-how; it's about technical know-who."

We had lunch at about 12 noon, and every group continued its poster works. All posters finally got ready at about half past 4. Each group presented, to the panel of judges, its poster through a group representative. The groups that came first through fifth got some gifts, while others got consolation prizes. Everyone was happy at the end.

Facilitators from the RLC in Ghana who had been with us since Saturday were leaving for Ghana the next morning, but promised to be back during the final week of the training.

Finally, it was dinner time.

Day 7 ended!

Week 1 gone! Left with 4 more!

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