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Title: NIGERIAN YOUTH - MEDIA FORUM
Location:
Categories: Culture
Media
Education
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
May 21 07 to May 21 07
Description:
FORUM OVERVIEW
NIGERIAN YOUTH-MEDIA FORUM is a youth-media forum founded
in May 2007 as an initiative to engage the mass media in promotion and
reporting of Nigerian youth activities and to build capacity for such
development.
The NYMF is the innovative effort of DEVELOPMENT
NEWS NETWORK (DNN) dedicated to building the power of progressive
movements by strengthening strategic media coordinator increasing media
coverage and accountability control ever media content and policy for
youth development.
NYMF GOAL
To provide avenue for increasing media coverage of youth activities whilst networking with Nigerian media organization to provide capacity building for youth development.
Background:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Young people ages 18 to 35 are over higher percentage of total population of Nigerian citizenry. Many of them are already making earnest contribution to their self-development whereby harnessing government contribution for national development, this initiative should be further published, acknowledged and strengthened.
Increasingly, youth are recognized as key pointers to any nation growth, decision-making and development, as reflected in the out growing presence of youth-serving NGOs, Social clubs and youth-led community driven initiatives in Nigerian. However, building capacity of and creating sustainable partnership with young people, government allies and stakeholders in youth development are crucial.
There is a process to be engage and that is “Youth-Media partnership.” The concept of Youth-Media is very unpopular to Nigeria media and society at large. Media as a sociological phenomenon which has contributed immensely to youth and socio-economic development of any nation should be engaged.
The term “media” is used to refer to all forms of written, spoken and printed communications. The mass media however, is used to refer to those forms of the media that are designed to reach a very large audience. The media exists to educate, inform, and entertain. There is a diverse range of types of media which are produced in a wide range of different languages. Types of media include print media such as newspaper and magazine; electronic media such as radio, television and the internet as well as traditional forms such as drama, music, dance and community theatre.
The degree of independence and accessible of the media varies between countries, in this context the mass media have a powerful influence on our Young people; over how and what they think act and shape their perceptions about particular issues and influence on issues are perceived to be important in contributing to their self development and national growth, therefore media has the power to affect them by harnessing their existing mechanisms for participation in development policy.
In line with the above literature, there is an urgent need to make Youth-Media partnership more popular in Nigeria by engaging the media to showcase what the Nigerian youths are doing in and outside the continent as it currently exist in, developed countries which youth are directly involved and affected by the development process through media and to provide “Active participation” of all stakeholders in the process of youth development.
It is against this background that DEVELOPMENT NEWS NETWORK, (DNN) a development news media organization on reporting development issue which includes youth and adult initiated a platform to called Nigerian Youth-Media Forum (NYMF). The forum is initiated to celebrate positive image of young people across the Africa continent through media coverage.
PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESS BY THE FORUM
The forum set to address the limited media coverage of youth activities and to influence for a change of media domination of only portrayed youth as violent, criminal, fraudsters and corruptible.
WHY GET THE MEDIA INVOLVED?
Because the media has a wider audience and coverage make a real difference for youth development in Nigeria, by media:
: The entire world should know what Nigerian youths are doing positively in contributing to regional development.
: Making the youth discovers opportunities and their intellectual capacity for self development.
: Making the youth know and aware of their rights, active participation in democracy and good governance.
: Providing avenue for their voices to be heard.
: Making the government and the political power holders see the hope of entrusting leadership roles on youth through mentorship.
: The Nigerian youths have rights to accurate information; deserve respect and their voice to be heard through the use of the mass media for youth development.
Objectives:
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM
- To campaign to improve the portrayal of young people in the media.
- To promote Nigeria youth activities across the continent.
- To encourage the media to look for positive angles and balance when reporting the stories about young people.
- To showcase activities of youth-led organizations, development partners and corporate bodies.
- To empower Nigerian youth with a good understanding of the needs for self-development.
- To promote the conviction that Nigerian youth represent a powerful force for change.
- To use NYMF as a platform to hear the voice of the voiceless local youth.
- To promote mutual benefits and active partnership with regular media organizations for promoting development in Nigeria.
- To build the media capacity for youth organizations.
- To increase strategic media content of youth programs.
- To build long-term relationships between youth and news media outlets.
Milestones:
ACTIVITIES
: Nigerian Youth-Media Forum (NYMF)
Activity:- Seminar, speaking engagement campaigns interactive session and exchange programs; to discuss young people and media.
: Annual NYMF Awards & Recognition (ANAR)
Activity: Presentation of award plaque and Recognition certificate annually to celebrate positive portrayals of young people in the media and proactively among youth groups, general public and the media in promoting affirmative images of young. The awards and recognition open to young people youth groups and media organizations.
: Youth Africana Magazine
Activity: Publishing of Y.A.M. to tell the Nigerian youth stories and Africa at large from positive angels and celebrate their success stories.
: MEDIA SKILLS – BUILDING (MSB):
Activity: Trainings, applied media workshop, practice, media coordination, media monitoring and evaluation for youth organized groups and organization.
Needs:
Membership is needed
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