Orikinla And Other Citizen Journalists For ICFJ Training In Port Harcourt

Orikinla Osinachi, Nigeria's most powerful Citizen Journalist and founder of Citizen Journalists Association of Nigeria (CJAN) and other citizen journalists in the Niger Delta of Nigeria are participating in the ICFJ Training for Citizen Journalists in Port Harcourt on Saturday March 1, 2014. The training is organized by Mr. Babatunde Akpeji.

Babatunde Akpeji is a Knight International Journalism Fellow who is building a network of citizen journalists to cover health in Nigeria's Delta region, an area rich in resources but wracked by severe poverty. The citizen journalists use mobile phones to send information to media organizations in Lagos and Abuja, ensuring better coverage of health problems related to poverty and environmental concerns.

Through this program, major media organizations will greatly expand the amount of information they bring to the public about the Niger Delta, and marginalized communities will gain a voice in the media.

During his fellowship, Babatunde also mentors health journalists in the Nigerian capital Abuja. These include journalists at Daily Trust, the most prominent newspaper in Northern Nigeria, where a previous Knight Fellow, Sunday Dare, established a weekly health section.