New Nigerian Media Platform Seeks to Promote Public Interest Journalism
9 Dec 2011 16:18 Africa/Lagos New Nigerian Media Platform Seeks to Promote Public Interest Journalism PR Newswire ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 9, 2011 ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Faced with ongoing challenges of self-censorship, poor quality information, and political agenda dominating the news industry in Nigeria, the founders of Nigeria Intel are proud to announce the launch of an exciting new platform that will seek to promote high quality, independent journalism in the public interest. "There is clearly a high level of talent among Nigerian journalists, and a number of high quality publications, but what we are trying to accomplish is an alternative business model, whereby the advertising and editorial pressure during future election cycles will not impact the quality of the product," said Executive Editor Salisu Suleiman, who previously served a ten-year term as an Information Officer of the Federal Government of Nigeria. "The non-profit model for Nigeri...
