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PhD Journey
May 19, 2025

Anyone could be a journalist, even you!

Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Researcher, Lecturer, Coach, and Mentor in Journalism.

The reality is that there is both good journalism and bad journalism; serious and unserious press — much like the distinction between soft-sell, entertainment-focused reporting and serious, investigative journalism, as we were taught by Professors Lai Oso, Jide Jimoh, and Tunde Akanni. In this article, I contend, in contrast to Olufemi, that journalism remains a profession. The difference is that it has become an increasingly vulnerable one, and there is little that can be done to halt this evolution.

An age-old debate? Yes, it is. But why does it still matter today? It matters because it is still an unresolved debate most especially in the Nigerian context currently. The idea that anyone with access to valuable information of public interest can be a journalist has gained ground. However, this d...

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