{"id":57752,"date":"2024-12-07T11:27:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57752"},"modified":"2024-12-07T11:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:27:29","slug":"cds-advocates-developmental-journalism-for-national-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/07\/cds-advocates-developmental-journalism-for-national-security\/","title":{"rendered":"CDS Advocates Developmental Journalism for National Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Njoku Chijioke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerian journalists to embrace developmental journalism, urging them to tell evidence-based stories that positively portray the country and foster global confidence in Nigeria&#8217;s security efforts.<br \/>\nSpeaking at a one-day roundtable organized by the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN), in Abuja on Thursday, General Musa emphasized the role of the media in advancing national security and cohesion.<br \/>\n\u201cDevelopmental journalism promotes public awareness, informs policy decisions, and holds stakeholders accountable while fostering national stability,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe urged journalists to collaborate with security agencies to amplify Nigeria\u2019s sovereignty and safeguard its interests globally.<br \/>\nCoordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Major-General A.G. Laka, pledged the centre&#8217;s support for media initiatives aimed at countering terrorist propaganda and enhancing public understanding of security challenges.<br \/>\nIn a keynote paper, Major-General Chris Olukolade (Rtd) highlighted the practices of Western journalists in handling sensitive security information.<br \/>\n\u201cJournalists should focus on the human impact of security issues and prioritize national interest while maintaining professionalism,\u201d he advised.<br \/>\nThe event underscored the media&#8217;s critical role in shaping narratives that support Nigeria\u2019s fight against insecurity and foster unity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Njoku Chijioke The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerian journalists to embrace developmental journalism, urging them to tell evidence-based stories that positively portray the country and foster global confidence in Nigeria&#8217;s security efforts. Speaking at a one-day roundtable organized by the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN), in Abuja [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":57753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57754,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57752\/revisions\/57754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}