Tag: Journalists
Journalists advised to be circumspect in projecting election results
Journalists have been advised to be prudent in putting out results of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections to ensure members of the public...
World Peace Volunteers advise journalists to refuse peace-threatening inducements
The World Peace Volunteers (WPV), on Wednesday appealed to journalists to refuse all forms of inducements from politicians and individuals with special interests in...
GAF trains journalists in military reporting
The Ghana Armed Forces, (GAF) as part of its preparation towards the December polls, has trained journalists in military reporting.
The one-day workshop which brought...
Police charges Journalists to be safety conscious
Journalists were on Tuesday tasked to take charge of their personal safety as they cover events before, during, and after the December 7th Presidential...
GJA calls on media not to influence Election 2020 coverage with voting pattern
Mr Affail Monney, the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has advised Journalists and media practitioners not to allow their voting pattern to...
2020 Elections: Journalists should report objectively
Journalists have been urged to report objectively to consolidate national peace as the country approaches the general election.
"We are being...
AFCON qualifier in Nigeria denies journalists, fans entry amid COVID-19 protocol
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not allow journalists or fans into the stadium for a 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match...
Be ethical in election coverage – Journalists told
Mrs Beatrice Asamani Savage, Director of Editorial, Ghana News Agency (GNA), has charged journalists with the nation’s news wire service to be highly ethical...
Journalists should promote peace and national unity
Journalists have been urged to report in a manner that promotes national cohesion and unity, with the approach of the country's general election.
"Journalists covering...
Journalists asked to promote peace, national cohesion
Journalists have been asked to promote peace and national cohesion ahead of the December general election.
"Journalists covering the election should be extra vigilant,...
GJA marks International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists
Mr Roland Affail Monney, the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has called for zero tolerance for impunity in any shape or form...
US Embassy supports Finance and Economics Clinic for Journalists
The Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy is supporting the next edition of the Finance and Economics Clinic for Journalists (FEC-J).
The...
Western North Regional Police Command trains Journalists on crime reporting
The Western North Regional Police command has organized a day's training on crime reporting and crime scenes management for Media practitioners in the...
Journalists urged to arm themselves with knowledge
Journalists have been urged to thoroughly equip themselves with knowledge concerning their various fields of reportage.
This is because a key role of journalists is...
Let’s Work for a Common Cause -Police
The Ghana Police Service has asked Journalists to partner the Police to promote peace before, during and after the 2020 general elections.
It said Journalists...
GJA secures insurance package for journalists covering elections 2020
The Ghana Journalists Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Insurance Company (SIC)to provide insurance cover for journalists covering the...
Journalists’ inability to interpret statistical data worrying – GSS
Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, a Government Statistician has expressed worry about journalists’ inability to interpret and communicate scientific data by the Ghana Statistical Service...
Journalists schooled on crime reporting.
Media Practitioners in the Upper East Region have attended a one- day training on crime reporting to ensure accurate and responsive reportage at crime...
Fake news undermines democracy
The propagation of fake news undermines democracy, communication, and civilisation, Mr Nehemiah Attigah, Principal Lead, GhanaDecides, and Odekro, has said.
"Fake news is a...
OFAB Ghana honours journalists in science reporting
Mr Zadok Kwame Gyesi, a reporter with the Graphic Online, subsidiary of the Graphic Communications Group Limited, has emerged winner of the 2020 Open...
Now a Covid-19 hot zone, White House struggles to work
In a tableau befitting a surreal election season, there may be more raccoons around the White House than actual staff now - and a...
Prominent Vietnamese journalist arrested for alleged propaganda
Pham Doan Trang, one of Vietnam’s most prominent activists and independent journalists, has been arrested for allegedly “propagandizing against the state”, a rights group...
Journalists attend workshop on disability, mental health inclusion
An official of BasicNeeds-Ghana has emphasised the need for journalists to apply their editorial discretion in a manner that would not perpetuate stigma for...
Report conflicts in ways that will promote peace – Peace Council
Mr George Amoh, Acting Executive Secretary, National Peace Council, has called on journalists to report conflicts in a manner that would promote peace at...
Media Coalition for malaria control and elimination launched
A Media Coalition comprising of selected journalists and editors, has been launched in Ghana under the umbrella of the “Zero Malaria Starts with Me”...
Senior High Schools in Eastern Region undergo third phase of disinfect
Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region are undergoing the third phase of disinfection in preparedness towards the re-opening of schools on October 5,...
Journalists urged to intensify reportage on cocoa sector
Journalists have been urged to intensify reportage on issues affecting the cocoa sector, Ghana’s largest foreign exchange earner, to ensure prompt action by stakeholders.
...
GSA, GJA empower journalists on contemporary shipping trends
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has organised a seminar for media practitioners in Accra as part of efforts to enhance the capacity of journalists...
Curbing the scourge of fake news; Journalists must be at the forefront
The provision of Information in the era of Information Age is crucial, but its dissemination comes with a huge task as more people crave...
You are not appendages of politicians-NMC Chairman
Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) has encouraged Journalists to be critical, and analyse information before them to assert...