President Nana Akufo-Addo has described the current media landscape as “loud and crowded” with some bouts of recklessness.
Nonetheless, the President said he very much preferred this current state of the media to the one in times past. President Akufo-Addo made these remarks in a speech delivered on the theme “Ghana, A Rising Star of Africa”, at an event organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in Berlin, Germany.
President Akufo-Addo said of the current media: “it is a loud and crowded media that we now have, and some feel that many journalists err on the side of recklessness.” He noted further that, there was a lot to be taught those who practice journalism in Ghana “but, I must say, I would much rather have the loud and reckless media than the meek and praise singing one that used to characterize our newspapers, radio and television.” Ghana has come a long way since protests in 1995 over the seizure of equipment from a pioneering private station, Radio EYE, forced the government to issue many FM frequencies for other private stations.
There are now over 200 radio and television stations operating in Ghana, offering wide-ranging content in different dialects. “We probably have one of the most vibrant media on the African continent, if not in the world. Like many of the other institutions of state, the media in Ghana came into its own in the Fourth Republic, where the national Constitution guarantees freedom of the media,” the President said.
On the matter of media training, President Akufo-Addo noted that “it’s one of the sectors in which the Konrad Adenauer Foundation has been active in Ghana, with funding for the continuous training of our journalists, and it is one of the many things for which we owe you the Foundation a debt of gratitude.”
Source: citifmonline.com
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
DISHONESTY ROCKS NPP IN NORTHERN REGION OVER TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITAL, CEO APPOINTMENT POSITION. THE SAID DR. KOLBILA DAVID IS NOT A CARD BEARING MEMBER OF THE PARTY BUT SUDDENLY SCHEMED HIS WAY THROUGH TO BE CAME THE CEO. MORE SO THE PEOPLE IN THE REGION ARE SAYING THAT FOR OVER 43YRS NO NORTHERNER(N/R) OR MUSLEM HAS EVER MANAGE THE HOSPITAL AND SO THE NATIVES WERE EXPECTING THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER EITHER DR. ABASS WHO IS A NEUROSURGEON OR DR.DR. MOHAMMED MOHAMMED IBRAHIM WHO IS A PATHOLOGISTS, PHD HOLDER IN FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST AND SENIOR LECTURES AT UDS MEDICAL SCHOOL BUT BOTH WERE REJECTED WITHOUT ANY GOOD REASON. MANY NPP FOOT-SOLDIERS, ELDERS, BIG MALLAMS AND THE CHIEFS . ARE NOT HAPPY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED DR BAWUMIA INFLUENCE SUCH DECISION. THE FACT IS THAT, THE CURRENT CEO; DR. AKANBONG IS FROM UPPER EAST AND SUPPOSED NEW CEO DR. AKOLBILA IS ALSO FROM THE UPPER EAST AND ALSO THE ADMINISTER IS FROM THE SAME REGION(U/E). THERE IS NO FAIRNESS IN TRIBAL BALANCE, HENCE SOMETHING MUST BE DONE URGENTLY TO STOP FUTURE PROBLEMS IN THE PARTY. NPP PLEASE TAKE OR NOT, THE FUTURE WILL TELL, I REST MY CASE IN GOOD FAITH BECAUSE GOD IS WATCHING AND I BELIEVED IN JUSTICE. FIND OUT WHO IS MORE COMPETENT, WELL-RESPECTED IN TTH, COMMITTED TO WORK IN TTH, AND LOVED BY ALL THE WORKERS IN TTH. TRUTH IS ONE NOT TWO. DR BAWUMIA DO NOT ROBBED PETER TO PAY PAUL EVEN YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF SUCH ACTION.PLEASE THINK TWICE AGAIN BECAUSE YOUR ACTION IS A WRONG MOVE FOR YOUR POLITICAL FUTURE. TAKE OR NOT THE FUTURE WILL TELL.