UNICEF urges journalists to protect children’s dignity, privacy
By Egufe Yafugborhi & Peter Duru PORT HARCOURT — The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has urged Nigerian journalists to protect the dignity, privacy and safety of children in news reports, warning that careless reporting could expose vulnerable children to stigma, discrimination and further trauma.” Also speaking, Temitope, Assistant Director and Head of the Child Rights Information Bureau, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, said the ethical framework for reporting children was anchored on the Child Rights Act and other relevant international conventions.
She warned that irresponsible reporting could cause lasting harm, noting that a careless headline could stigmatise a child, while an inappropriate photograph could expose a child to discrimination.
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