Child rights: BCA DG tasks media to adopt ethical reporting
Port Harcourt, Aug, 19, 2026 (NAN) Mr Francis Nwubani, Director-General, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA), has urged the media to be circumspect in reporting child abuse to prevent further harm to the victims. He made the remark in a media training on Child Rights Reporting, organised by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Enugu, Field Office in collaboration with BCA, in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Nwubani, represented by Mr Blessing Egbu, Director, News and Current Affairs, BCA, identified children as most vulnerable members of the society who depended on adults and institutions to protect their dignity, privacy, safety and rights. He said children sometimes became exposed by the media through intrusive interviews, inappropriate identification, sensationalism, stigmatising language or publication of information that compromised their safety and dignity. He noted that media professionals occupied a position of considerable influence through their reports, headlines, b...