FCMB’s media parley on new media in pix

First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Plc on Tuesday in Lagos organised a Media Parley/Workshop with the theme, “Stimulating Responsible New Media Journalism: A Pathway to International Recognition.

At the event, which had award winning journalist and expert in new media journalism, Inigo Gilmore from the United Kingdom, as Guest Speaker, the GMD/CEO of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Ladi Balogun, said the Bank organised the parley/workshop as part of its contributions towards enhancing the skills and competence of journalists in carryig out their job in a more professional manner.

He stated that FCMB believes that the media should be fair, responsible, independent and accountable. Through this way, the media industry and its practitioners would be able to realise their aspirations and add significant value to national development.

Other speakers, including Dr. Larry Izamoje, Adesuwa Onyenokwe and Martins Oloja (Editor of Guardian newspaper), spoke in the same vein, saying that the media has a key role to play in the well-being of the country.

They advised practitioners, especially those in the online platform, to effectively and positively harness the opportunities provided by technology while discharging their functions.

Here is the pictorial presentation of the event.

Ladi Balogun, CEO of FCMB addressing participants at the event

The Executive Director, Institutional Banking of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Femi Bakre addressing participants

The Executive Director, Institutional Banking of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Mr. Femi Bakre; the Divisional Head, Human Resources and Change Management, Felicia Obozuwa; UK’s Most Prestigious Television Media Award Winner/Guest Speaker, Mr. Inigo Gilmore and the Bank’s Group Head, Corporate Communications, Uchenna Mojekwu, during a media parley/workshop organised for Online Journalists by FCMB

Participants at the parley — Participants at the media parley