Journalism training institutions are the primary makers of journalists for the media industry. The finished products must however meet the expectations of the operators of the industry namely: media editors and owners; as well as the audience who consume the media content. Several studies have queried the journalism training process thus calling for reflection and improvement of the system. Using the Poynter Institute’s Forum’s Ten Elements of Competency as backdrop, this study examined the fitness of Nigerian journalism graduates to handle editorial jobs by seeking the opinions of journalism trainers and newspaper editors in the six states comprising the South-West geopolitic
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