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Title and Organization: PRODUCER, AFRICAN YOUTH TELEVISION NETWORK
Gender and Age: Male, 30
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Country of Residence: Nigeria Nigeria
Country of Birth: Nigeria Nigeria
Nationalities: African African
Citizenships: Nigeria Nigeria
Languages: English , Yoruba
Website: Website http://youthnews.tigblog.org
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FORUM OVERVIEW

NIGERIAN YOUTH-MEDIA FORUM is a youth-media forum founded
in May 2007 as an initiative to engage the mass media in promotion and
reporting of Nigerian youth activities and to build capacity for such
development.

The NYMF is the innovative effort of DEVELOPMENT
NEWS NETWORK (DNN) dedicated to building the power of progressive
movements by strengthening strategic media coordinator increasing media
coverage and accountability control ever media content and policy for
youth development.

NYMF GOAL

To provide avenue for increasing media coverage of youth activities whilst networking with Nigerian media organization to provide capacity building for youth development.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM

- To campaign to improve the portrayal of young people in the media.
- To promote Nigeria youth activities across the continent.
- To encourage the media to look for positive angles and balance when reporting the stories about young people.
- To showcase activities of youth-led organizations, development partners and corporate bodies.
- To empower Nigerian youth with a good understanding of the needs for self-development.
- To promote the conviction that Nigerian youth represent a powerful force for change.
- To use NYMF as a platform to hear the voice of the voiceless local youth.
- To promote mutual benefits and active partnership with regular media organizations for promoting development in Nigeria.
- To build the media capacity for youth organizations.
- To increase strategic media content of youth programs.
- To build long-term relationships between youth and news media outlets.


ACTIVITIES

: Nigerian Youth-Media Forum (NYMF)
Activity:- Seminar, speaking engagement campaigns interactive session and exchange programs; to discuss young people and media.

: Annual NYMF Awards & Recognition (ANAR)
Activity: Presentation of award plaque and Recognition certificate annually to celebrate positive portrayals of young people in the media and proactively among youth groups, general public and the media in promoting affirmative images of young. The awards and recognition open to young people youth groups and media organizations.

: Youth Africana Magazine
Activity: Publishing of Y.A.M. to tell the Nigerian youth stories and Africa at large from positive angels and celebrate their success stories.

: MEDIA SKILLS – BUILDING (MSB):
Activity: Trainings, applied media workshop, practice, media coordination, media monitoring and evaluation for youth organized groups and organization.


Funding: It is proposed that all activities of NYMF shall be funded through sponsorship considerations, grants, donations and individual contributions.




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