NIGERIA
4.10		 Journalists and other media practitioners are organized in 		
		 trade unions and/or professional associations.
ANALYSIS:
Emphatically so. There are several active media associations and
trade unions which organize to protect the interest of their members and even partner with donor agencies to organize training for
their members. The Nigerian Union of Journalists and the Nigerian
Association of Women Journalists (NAWJ) are prominent and visible
associations in this respect. The “Nigerian Guild of Editors organises
an annual All Editors Conference with workshops paid for by sponsors.
The NUJ is still embroiled in an internal argument about an accreditation system with a fee between 5.-10.000 NRN and the mentioned
dispute about it becoming a professional association rather than a
mere union.
SCORES:
Individual scores:			

4; 4; 5; 5; 4; 5; 4; 5; 5; 5; 4

Total score:				

50

Average score:			

4.6

Overall score for section 4:

2.5

Overall Country Score:

2.3

African Media Barometer - Nigeria 2008			

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