Kano Govt Trains Aides on ‘Social Media Reporting’
By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi
The Kano State government has hosted its Special Reporters (SR) and Senior Special Reporters (SSR) to a three-day capacity building training, aimed at boosting their capacity and effectiveness while discharging their duties.
This is just as the Chairman, SSR/SR Forum, Abdullahi Sarki Fulani, enjoined the reporters to always perform their duties with trust and passion, while promoting the image and activities of the government to the public.
The three-day workshop with the theme: “Leveraging on Technology and Best Practice for Effective Social Media Reporting” was conducted for the SR and SSR posted across government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the state, in order to keep citizens abreast about activities of the various agencies and parastatals.
While congratulating the participants, Mr. Fulani tasked them on using the skills acquired towards improving their activities across the respective MDAs.
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“I wish to seize this opportunity to congratulate you on this feat. However, I would like to draw your attention in using the skills properly and professionally in promoting the activities of the government.” Fulani said.
While highlighting the concept of the training, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fast Flip Media and SPARKLAB- the consultancy companies, Ramadan Yusuf, stated that, the topics for the training were chosen carefully as they relate and align directly with the mandates of the SR and SSR in the cause of discharging their responsibilities.
“I am very sure these modules will properly address the challenges and difficulties usually faced by reporters in promoting the activities of the government especially at this era of digitization.“I enjoin them to pay proper attention so as not to undermine the objectives of the training.” Mr. Yusuf added.
He added that the reporters were trained on how to source, gather and write good reports, manage communication during political crisis, fact-check news and manipulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in writing reports.
On their part, the participants commended Gov Yusuf for the confidence repose on them and promised to utilize the skills in promoting the activities and image of the government.
Emergency Digest recalled that Gov Yusuf had at the start of his administration appointed SR/SSR and dispatched across MDAs of the state in order to report government activities.
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