The Programme Officer of the International Press Centre, Mrs Melody Akinjiyan, made this known on Friday while presenting a report on attacks on journalists in 2022 at the World Press Freedom Day Media Roundtable and Stakeholders’ Forum on Journalists’ Safety and Protecting Freedom of Expression in the Age of Misinformation and Disinformation in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Akinjiyan said the 66 reported attacks on journalists recorded in the year 2022 was worrisome rise compared to the over 40 cases recorded in 2021. “Of the 66 journalists, 56 are males and 10 females. Among them are 13 print journalists, 26 broadcast, 24 online media practitioners and three others.
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