{"id":65237,"date":"2025-05-03T18:33:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T18:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=65237"},"modified":"2025-05-03T18:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T18:33:38","slug":"ododo-backs-free-press-urges-truth-in-age-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/05\/03\/ododo-backs-free-press-urges-truth-in-age-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Ododo Backs Free Press, Urges Truth in Age of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has called on journalists to uphold truth and integrity as artificial intelligence continues to reshape the media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement marking the 2025 World Press Freedom Day, delivered by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo reaffirmed his commitment to a free and responsible press, describing it as a cornerstone of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the transformative power of AI in news production but warned that it also poses serious ethical challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnology must not replace human judgment. We need discernment, verification, and moral responsibility now more than ever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ododo assured that his administration would protect press freedom while promoting transparency and open dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that journalists must be empowered, not intimidated, especially in an era where false information spreads at the speed of a click.<\/p>\n<p>The governor encouraged media professionals to embrace innovation without compromising ethical standards, and called on media houses, regulators, and civil society to work together in defending editorial independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur democracy depends on a press that is bold, truthful, and responsible,\u201d Ododo stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has called on journalists to uphold truth and integrity as artificial intelligence continues to reshape the media landscape. In a statement marking the 2025 World Press Freedom Day, delivered by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, Governor Ododo reaffirmed his commitment to a free and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":65238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-65237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65237","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\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65239,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65237\/revisions\/65239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}