The fifth annual Bloomberg Africa Business Media Innovators Forum (ABMI) began on Monday in Dakar, Senegal with the theme of ‘Business Strategies for African Media’
The forum will explore promising approaches to fostering a vibrant, competitive media sector on the continent.
Below are some tweets on some of the key points made by speakers and contributors attending the forum.
Africa still has the last mile walk to sufficient connectivity, it’s not yet time for subscription journalism models in Africa- John Momoh, Chairman Channels TV, Nigeria
Africa needs a revenue model that has a social impact at its core – John Momoh #AMBI19
Start with Content, creativity, collaborations, connecting with audiences
Content creation is very vital particularly when telling human-centred stories” ~ John Mormon,
“Your biggest protection as a journalist is to be right and accurate.” Says @johnmccorry
“It’s good you chase audience with mobile, social media but my priority is monetization. I am a small shop and I like to pay my bills.” @JasonNjoku
“Human capital should be at the center of innovation in Africa” ~ Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne
Minister of State, and Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic of Senegal #ABMI2019
The radio will never die, but it should evolve digitally for business and user benefit. I’m looking forward to this shift most.
“Misinformation moves at an incredible speed, but there is always a delay from the government to quickly counter it” – Oluseun Onigbinde #ABMI2019
“The next generation in Africa has a sense of constructive impatience and African governments need to take advantage of it and engage them in all levels of leadership.” ~ Benjamin Ola Akande Director at Africa Initiative #ABMI2019
“Fake news is an oxymoron. If it isn’t true it isn’t news,” @Jmccorry1234 executive editor, Bloomberg Africa
“Anybody can write stories but the ability to sell trust is what makes you different.” – @OgunseyeToyosi, Head BBC, West Africa.
“There is no silver bullet to mitigate disinformation or misinformation” – Paul Cheung #ABMI2019
“Misinformation can easily be used as an excuse to encroach on the media – Retha Langa #ABMI2019