The Vice Chancellor of federal university Kashere in Gombe state, Prof Umaru Pate and the Chief Executive Officer, Metronetwork Online Limited, Chief Sunny Eze Ikeokwu, have commended the faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Port Harcourt, for collaborating with Metronetwork studio to assist students acquire digital knowledge in media production.
The VC and the CEO gave the commendations while addressing students and participants at a-two-day training workshop with the theme: ” Media Content Production Technologies”, organised by Metronetwork studio in collaboration with the faculty of Communication and Media Studies, university of Port Harcourt,
In his vote of thanks, the CEO, Metronetwork Online Limited, Chief Sunny Eze Ikeokwu, commended the Faculty for partnering Metronetwork studio to organise the workshop for students.
The VC said that practise of journalism, advertising, public relations has undergone changes and needed both the practitioners and the teachers to acquire necessary skills needed to embrace the changes.
He regretted that many institutions in Nigeria, including practitioners are still doing the analogue practise and wondered what would be the fate of students who graduate with analogue knowledge of journalism and communication practice.
Prof. Pate pointed out that such students do not have future and would end up jobless in the employment market.
He applauded the university of PortHarcourt for the initiative of collaborating with private organisations with know-how on digital skills, adding that government lacks the money and equipment to engage in digital overhaul of faculty of Communication and Media Studies in the country.
The workshop featured practical sessions on camera handling, video editing, online digital platforms, content production and artificial intelligence, jingle production and voice over, live sound reinforcement, Cubase digital music composition, sound design and editing.
