Tag: Multimedia
Commonwealth Games Ghana organizes workshop for media
The Commonwealth Games Ghana through the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has organized a one-day workshop on building sports brands through Social media for media...
Media criticism must improve electoral process – EC Chair
Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has asked the media to be circumspect in their criticisms in order not to...
Trump to order further drawdown from Afghanistan, Iraq: media
U.S. President Donald Trump will issue a formal order to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq as soon as this week, according to...
Report on reality, don’t exaggerate; Police tells media
The Builsa North District Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Francis Kwasi Amankwah has called on the media not to exaggerate information before,...
Police call on media to adhere to ethical standards
The Police have called on the media to be circumspect and to adhere to high ethical standards in reporting on the 2020 general elections...
Media have a crucial role in election 2020 – GJA President
The media have a crucial role to play in ensuring a peaceful, free, fair and credible general election on December 7, Mr Affail Monney,...
Penplusbytes launches 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy week
The Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week is commemorated annually in October and is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate...
Media engaged on domestic revenue mobilization
Mr Solomon Kusi Ampofo, the Programmes Coordinator of the Friends of the Nation (FoN), has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to adopt...
S. African government thanks media for COVID-19 messages
The South African government on Monday thanked the media for playing a critical role in information dissemination during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
Tema Police Command confers with political parties, media
The Tema Police Regional Command has held a stakeholders' meeting with the various political parties and the media in Tema to plan...
Media urged to be circumspect in reporting on secessionists’ activities
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister has advised media practitioners to be circumspect in their reportage regarding activities of the secessionists group.
He said...
U.S. House to vote on stopgap government funding bill next week – media
The U.S. House of Representative could vote on a stopgap funding bill next week to avoid a potential government shutdown when the new fiscal...
South African president voices concern over impact of COVID-19 on media sector
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday voiced concern over the heavy losses inflicted on South Africa's media by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is...
Media urged to play active role in environmental governance
Journalists and media practitioners have been urged to actively get involved and play a leading role in environmental governance.
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Israel plans to halt international flights due to rise in COVID-19 morbidity: media
Israel plans to shut down its skies for international flights as part of a full nationwide closure starting next week, reported Hebrew-language news...
NCCE urges media to link environmental governance issues to national discourse
Ms. Kathleen Addy, Deputy Chairman, Finance and Administration of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called...
Paul Rusesabagina’s heroic role in Hotel Rwanda in controversy among Rwandan media
Rwandan major media outlets in the past days questioned the authenticity of Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda by citing different sources, following the arrest of...
NFL team owner slams U.S. gov’t response to racism, COVID-19: media
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has slammed the U.S. government's handling of systemic racism and the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, calling it a...
Cuba accuses Google of blocking state media accounts
By Yosley Carrero
U.S. tech giant Google blocked Cuban state media accounts amid the tightening of the U.S....
2 killed in small plane crash in Morocco
Two people were killed after a small plane crashed on Thursday in the Moroccan city of Kenitra, 40 km northern capital Rabat, local media...
Boko Haram attacks Nigerian military base
Terror group Boko Haram has attacked a military base in Nigeria's northeastern town of Kukawa, local media reported on Wednesday.
An unspecified...
PRINPAG condemns moves by communications Minister to cripple the Media
The Private Newspaper and Online Publishers Association of Ghana, (PRINPAG), the umbrella organization of all privately owned newspapers and Online News Portals in the...
Bill Gates partly blames social media companies for spreading coronavirus misinformation
With the United States, which has the most COVID-19 cases worldwide, still reporting tens of thousands of new cases daily, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates...
8 police, one civilian killed in central Nigeria gunmen attack
Eight police officers and one male civilian were killed when gunmen launched an attack on a police station and a bank in the central...
At least 20 killed in gunmen attack in eastern Burkina Faso
At least 20 people were killed on Saturday as gunmen on motorbikes fired into a crowded market in Kompienga town in eastern Burkina Faso,...
Making all voices count in the 2020 Anti-corruption agenda of Political Parties’ Manifestoes –...
Corruption affects development, exacerbates and causes conflict, and was one of the biggest challenges that hindered the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)....
Seven soldiers wounded in landmine explosion in Cameroon
At least seven army soldiers were wounded by the explosion of a landmine in Cameroon's Far North region Tuesday afternoon, according to local media.
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Oppong Nkrumah urges Media to lead national discourse on COVID-19 restrictions
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information has called on the media to lead the national discourse to ease the COVID-19 restrictions, while the...
Is Bisa Kdei’s “Ofie Nipa” with Sista Afia directed to the media?
Undoubtedly, the man of the moment Bisa Kdei has been making headlines for the past couple of days regarding a tweet that was sent...
Consuls Generals Corps, Ghana commends media
Mr John Mitchell, the Consul General for Trinidad and Tobago has applauded the media for defying the odds to provide coverage on the coronavirus...