“The African Media Leaders Forum is a nascent body with an ambitious agenda,” said Amadou Mahtar Ba, Acting Executive Director of the African Media Initiative (AMI). "By convening the Forum in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous democracy, we are sending a message that the strengthening of mass media systems is an urgent imperative for societal advancement, and needs the support of governments, business leaders, and civil society." Headlined speakers at the Lagos meeting represented a Who’s Who of top print, broadcast, and online journalists, including Sam Amuka (Vanguard, Nigeria), Oh Yeon Ho (Ohmynews, South Korea), Arianna Huffington (The Huffington Post), Charlayne Hunter-Gault (US National Public Radio), Ted Koppel (former anchor, ABC’s Nightline news), Tumi Magkabo (of Tumi & Makgabo, formerly with CNN), Trevor Ncube (South Africa’s Mail & Guardian), Dele Olojede (Pulitzer Prize winner), and others. Full Article at AllAfrica.com