The Pro-Poor Development Media Network (PDM-Network) has launched a coalition for journalists focused on developmental reporting in Nigeria and Africa.
The coalition, designed to overcome collaboration barriers among media outlets, journalists, and development partners, including researchers, is named the “Pro-poor Development Journalists’ Coalition” (PDJC).
Omobayo Azeez, secretary of PDM-Network’s board of directors, described PDJC as a project committed to inclusive media coverage and fostering mutually beneficial partnerships.
He said PDJC’s primary objective is to advocate for the consideration of the poor in public policies and programs, using the media as a bridge between the government and the underprivileged.
Although the coalition is starting in Nigeria, it is designed with a Pan-African outlook, and the board is dedicated to collaborating with both local and international partners.
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The coalition comprises journalists passionate about development reporting and underreported issues affecting the poor, working across various newsrooms in Nigeria and beyond.
The coalition was officially launched during a membership onboarding session, which included an engagement with members of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) based at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
