Arowojolu Leads Online Journalism Masterclass for Chrisland University Media Students

In a move that further bears testament to the dedication of Chrisland University Abeokuta to equipping its students with world-class industry-relevant education, the citadel of learning has hosted a Digital Media

Masterclass for 300-Level Mass Communication Students of the Institution.

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that the Masterclass which held on Tuesday, featured prominent media entrepreneur, and convener of Boiling Point platform saw an exciting session as the students demonstrated remarkable brilliance and high passion for digital relevance.

The lead resource person, who is Media Professional and Public Relations Strategist, Dr Ayo Arowojolu spent quality time to do justice to the Masterclass as he took the students on the rudiments of online Journalism and the digital media generally.

The invitation was at the behest of one of the University’s lecturer, Dr Ademolu Okuneye who was a former top Director at the Nigeria Television Authority(NTA).

Dr Okuneye, in his active days as a seasoned broadcaster, Newscaster, Sports Presenter and Commentator, was more renown for the popular current affairs programme, Actors of Democracy, which he regularly presented.

During the session, the students were first taken through what the old traditional , analogue journalism used to be in terms of the rigours Reporters those days go through to write their stories and dictate them via the telephone for several hours and later going through the News Room processes until the published news stories emerge the next day.

In today’s digital era, that old practice is gone as immediacy which is real-time publishing and interactivity, have become the hallmarks in the entire gamut of online news operations.

The students were excited, asked probing questions, and pledged to tap into digital possibilities with aspirations to kick-start blogs of their own mostly with niches in news, fashion, entertainment and sports.

While appreciating his Guest, Dr Okuneye said the University will always go extra length beyond theoretical knowledge in equipping the students with relevant practical hands-on skills to enhance their proficiency later in life.

Venue of the Masterclass was the State-of-the-art Chrisland Television Studio.