With the financial and economic uncertainty at Media Max, K24 TV anchor Eric Njoka has taken to social media to share stories of the current situation at the station as well as narrate the evolution of his journalism career.
During a broadcast on his Instagram channel on Monday, May 26, the seasoned anchor opened up about how a guaranteed 5-month fellowship at US-based media house CNN didn't pan out.
"It was 2011 and I was at KTN at the time, I was encouraged by my bosses to apply for the fellowship at CNN. I did and got it," he explained.
The journalist was elated upon learning that he had gotten the opportunity, describing it as a once in a lifetime chance. He shared the news with his mother who was equally happy for her son.
Njoka embarked on getting the required legal documents which included a Visa to go to the United States.
"I got a one-year visa to go to Atlanta Georgia for the fellowship," he explained that he was scheduled to travel in November 2011.
A month prior to him travelling, he got a chance to join another media house CCTV which is now China Global Television Network (CGTN). He applied for the position with no expectations of getting in but after an interview, the media house chose to recruit him.
Njoka was selected to join CCTV together with a senior anchor at the station, who according to the K24 TV frontman, sabotaged his fellowship at CNN.
"The senior KTN reporter who I was working with revealed to my bosses at KTN that I had been poached by CCTV," he explained.
At the time, he hadn't received an offer letter from the media house as he was keen on going for the fellowship at CNN.
"She tried to get my trip cancelled, telling the superiors at KTN that she had the information I was one of their first reporters at CCTV," Njoka revealed.
He added that bosses at KTN felt betrayed and began making calls to stop him from going to CNN.
"They called CNN fellowship and told them to cancel my trip because I had joined a rival media station," he narrated.
Njoka eventually joined CCTV together with the senior anchor at KTN who he explained, told the managers at the Chinese-owned station that he (Njoka) had wasted the station's money because they had covered his accommodation at the US.
"She told them to give my slot at CCTV to another person so that I can go for the fellowship. After the fellowship they can reconsider hiring me," he added.
Njoka eventually ended up working for CCTV before returning to KTN after his one-year stint at the Chinese station.
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