The New Media Conference was held on Saturday, October 29, 2022, in Lagos at the British Council Nigeria office with attendees from across the continent. The 2022 edition of the New Media Conference focused on how viral media is shaping different facets of human interaction including arts, technology, finance, fashion, content creation and politics.
The content creation industry is gaining more momentum and becoming a mainstream career option for Nigeria’s large youth population, riding on viral media. The Virality in content creation panel at the 2022 New Media Conference (NMC) observed that the emergence of viral media technology has revolutionized the content creation industry and opened economic opportunities.