Arise TV Managing Director, Ijeoma Nwogwugwu has been named the most powerful Woman Journalist in Nigeria.
According to Women in Journalism Africa (WIJAfrica), a global organisation of women in the media industry, Nwogwugwu emerged the best out of 25 top picks. 150 candidates were reviewed to arrive at the 25 most powerful.
WIJAfrica, in highlighting its criteria for selection says that the size and effectiveness of her influence in national affairs and the media industry, experience, social and cultural influence came into play
The group tweeted that it “worked with a team of industry leaders and practitioners to rank the 25 Most Powerful Women (out of 150!) in the media particularly journalism.
The group says it measures the most powerful woman journalist in 4 criteria:
- size and effectiveness of her influence in national affairs
- Influence in the media industry
- Experience and arc of her career
- Social and cultural influence
Ijeoma is the second woman managing Director of a major media house after Doyinsola Abiola of the defunct Concord Newspaper.
WIJAfrica said her column in ThisDay contributed to shaping Nigeria’s policy and providing the much needed healthy criticism that the Obasanjo administration and various government administrations needed.
Government and business leaders are known to make deliberate efforts to be in her good books. Nonetheless, it does not affect her objective reporting.
Congratulation to our MD,
#1 Most Powerful Woman in Journalism.
Reacting to honour given her by the Professional Media body, Ijeoma Nwogwugwu tweeted her appreciation on Saturday.
According to her:
Thanks you Women in Journalism Africa for the recognition. I am most honoured to be among the 25 most powerful Women in Journalism of our Time. And congratulations to all my colleagues and sisters who made the list. We still have so much to accomplish.”
Runners up in the nomination are in order of ranking are:
- Kadaria Ahmed
- Christiana Anyanwu
- Olusola Momoh
- Bilkisu Labaran.
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