Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has come of age as a leading association of professional journalists who have embraced online publishing in Nigeria. From October 6 to 9, members from different parts of the country converged on Lagos for what turned out to be a memorable 10th Annual Conference.

I am grateful to our president, Danlami Nmodu, and our deputy president and chairman of the Conference Planning Committee, Olumide Iyanda, along with all our members for the opportunity to share my thoughts on Wednesday, October 7. My presentation was titled 'The Sundiata Post Model: Building the African Newsroom for the Long Term in the Age of Zero-Click'. Today's article draws from that lecture.

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