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WCD: Bishop Odetoyinbo charges media practitioners to be agents of hope

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    WCD: Bishop Odetoyinbo charges media practitioners to be agents of hope
     
    Members of the Media Profession; including Journalists, Broadcasters, Editors, and Presenters
    on June 1
    st
    , 2025 converged at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral, Itesi, Adatan road,
    Abeokuta, to commemorate the 59th World Communications Day.
  • The celebration, which was presided over by the Most Rev. Dr. Peter Olukayode Odetoyinbo,
    had in attendance Director of Social Communications, Rev. Fr. Gregory Fadele, his Deputy, Rev.
    Fr. Victor Adeosun, Assistant Cathedral Administrator, Rev. Fr. Joseph Nwopor, members of the
    Diocesan Communication Commission.
    In his homily, Bishop Odetoyinbo charged media practitioners to be mindful of their critical role
    as propagators of the good news of hope to a world grappling with despair, stressing that
    journalists and communicators have a responsibility to bring hope and positivity to their
    audience, particularly in a world filled with challenges and uncertainties.
    At the celebration with the theme, “Share with gentleness the Hope that Is in Your Hearts’,
    Bishop stressed the importance of inspiring hope and avoiding aggressive language in
    communication.
    He stressed that journalists and communicators have a responsibility to bring hope and positivity
    to their audience, particularly in a world filled with challenges and uncertainties.
    He encouraged media professionals to rise above temptations and sustain the hope that resides in
    Christ, guiding what comes from within them with the virtue of truth as they communicate to the
    outside world.
    He emphasized the need for integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to truth-based
    reporting in the discharge of their duties, as well as engage in humanity-focused media practice,
    and truth-based news reporting in promoting social development.
    He encouraged media professionals to use their platforms to counter societal vices and carry the
    good news with gentleness and sincerity.
    He added that they should be conscious of the messages they deliver and to always pursue truth
    in their storytelling. “Let us write and speak with truth, it is the truth that sets us free,” he said
    At the symposium held at the St. Peter Hall, founder of Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji
    Kayode-Adedeji advised media organizations to embrace the institution of Corporate Social
    Responsibility (CSR) as part of their operations.
    Kayode-Adedeji noted that media outlets should not just stop at churning out news, but also look
    inward to see how they can give back to the society and how to address as well as proffer
    solutions to the plights of victims being reported.
    He said, ‘I have noticed that as journalists, what we do is just to report news and move on and
    leave the fate and plights of the affected victims to the general public, and thereafter close our
    eyes.
    “I am of the opinion and view that we should not just stop at reportage, but as individual or
    organizations, we should also start thinking of, after the news is reported, we should also look at
  • how can we solve the reported plights and not just leave the victims for the general public to
    address.
    Other discussants at the symposium, including Dr. Niran Malaolu, Chief Executive Officer, Rock
    City FM Abeokuta, who served as moderator; Stella Sawyer, Head of Public Affairs, Apple and
    Pears Limited, and Fidelis Moses, Chief Executive Officer FPN Communications, all faulted the
    current trend of the advent of social media which has eroded the values of professionalism and
    ethics in journalism and media practice

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