UNICEF urges journalists to protect children’s dignity, privacy

UNICEF urges journalists to protect children’s dignity, privacy

By Egufe Yafugborhi & Peter Duru PORT HARCOURT — The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has urged Nigerian journalists to protect the dignity, privacy and safety of children in news reports, warning that careless reporting could expose vulnerable children to stigma, discrimination and further trauma. The charge was given at a three-day UNICEF Zonal Workshop on Ethical Reporting of Children, ongoing in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in partner…

UNICEF Seeks Ethical Reporting Of Children

UNICEF seeks ethical reporting of children By Stephen Adeleye The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged journalists to protect children’s identities and prioritise solutions in reporting issues affecting them.   UNICEF Child Rights experts made the call on Wednesday in Port Harcourt during a two-day training on ethical reporting of children.   The zonal workshop News Agency of Nigeria