{"id":16664,"date":"2026-06-20T12:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-records-unprecedented-media-presence-in-recent-weeks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:02:28","slug":"iita-records-unprecedented-media-presence-in-recent-weeks","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-records-unprecedented-media-presence-in-recent-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA records unprecedented media presence in recent weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"IITA has been hitting the high notes, trending back to back on radio, television, print, social media, and electronic press since the latter part of June. This is a welcome development springing from two media events held in June during which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/dashiell-kenton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenton Dashiell<\/a>, DDG Partnerships for Delivery, enjoined the media to help IITA in spreading its message to the rest of the world.\n<div id=\"attachment_2609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 747px\">\n\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2609\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_2203.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of IITA scientists granting interviews to the press.\" width=\"747\" height=\"468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2609\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IITA scientists granting interviews to the press.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe media familiarization and press conference events, which were respectively held in IITA offices in Ibadan and Lagos, were collectively attended by over 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