By Tijani Abdulkabeer
The Union of Campus Journalist, University of Ibadan, inducted new members for the 2020/2021 academic session on Saturday 18th of September, 2021.
The ceremony, which took place at Trenchard Hall of the institution had in attendance prominent people like, Senator Fatai Buhari; Prof. Adenike Adeyemo; Dr. Jibril AbdulMalik, Founder, Asido Foundation; Fisayo Soyombo, Founder, Foundation for Investigative Journalism; Ibrahim Adeyemi, Investigative Journalist, Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Alao Abiodun, a reporter at Th Nation Newspaper, Akeju Oluwasegun, President, Students’ Union, University of Ibada, among others.
The Union’s President, Rauf Fasilat in her speech, explained that 159 students obtained the membership form and wrote the examination but only 79 made it eventually.
Mr. Ibrahim Adeyemi, guest speaker at the event charged the inductees to be willing to make impacts through their story and always ensure that they have a public interest in mind adding that being courageous and accurate would also help them to practice well without fear of victimization.
“It’s better not to join campus journalism than joining without being effective. Journalism is not a big deal but it is one of the most difficult professions you could ever think of. Luckily, stories are all around, just develop noses for news and be objective in your reportage” he said.
Alao Abiodun, also a speaker at the event urged the inductees to ensure they operate in accordance with the ethics of journalism.
