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  Mr. Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) has urged journalists and media practitioners to continue to uphold high journalistic standards in the execution of their mandate to maintain public trust. “It is important for us all to acknowledge the fact that when we say that we want to see information as public good then it poses on us an obligation as media people to do what is right, do what is just and do what is fair. Anything short of that cannot be seen as...

Daily Times May 5, 2021 1759, Peter Forsskal, the genius of the Swedish transformation, writes “finally it is also an important right in a free society to be freely allowed to contribute to society’s well-being. However, if that is to occur, it must be possible for society’s state of affairs to become known to everyone, and it must be possible for everyone to speak his mind freely about it. Where this is lacking, liberty is not worth its name” in his pamphlet Thoughts on Civil Liberty p...

World Press Freedom Day: Uphold high professional standards - Ayeboafo to journalists LISTEN 8 HOURS AGO Mr. Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) has urged journalists and media practitioners to continue to uphold high journalistic standards in the execution of their duty to maintain public trust. “It is important for us all to acknowledge the fact that when we say that we want to see information as public good then it poses on us an obligation as media peopl...

  The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says it is frustrated by the lack of progress made in bringing persons who slew investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein Saule, to book two years after the incident. Mrs. Linda Asante-Agyei, Vice President of the GJA, who made the statement, said the incident remained a bloat on Ghanas image as a beacon of democracy and a champion of press freedom on the continent. Speaking at a ceremony to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day in Accra on Tuesday,...

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) yesterday commemorated this year’s World Press Freedom Day at the Accra International Press Centre on the theme: "30 Years after the Windhoek Declaration: Information as a public good".

Attacks, intimidation of journalists: Govt sets up complaints office …to investigate, sanction culprits May 5, 2021 Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah An office for the co-ordinated mechanism for the safety of journalists in the country has been set upin Accra and ready for use, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has announced. He said it would receive complaints of alleged attacks and intimidation on journalists, validate same, follow up and push for conclusion of investigations a...

Activities commemorating the 30th anniversary of the landmark conference in Africa that gave birth to the idea and resulted in the UN declaring May 3 as World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), are well underway in the city where it all began, Windhoek, Namibia.

World Press Freedom Day Event Theme: “30 Years after the Windhoek Declaration: Information as Public Good” As Delivered Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 10:00am – 12noon Honorable Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Our double Chairman, National Media Commission Chairman Mr. Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh Ghana Journalist Association Vice President Linda Asante Adjei UN Resident Coordinator Charles Abani UNESCO Country Director Diallo Abdouraha...

Share It has not been an easy year for journalists, journalism and press freedom in Southeast Asia. The already difficult condition for news organization has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of journalists across the region have lost their jobs as news outlets’ revenue continue to decline and many more suffered pay-cuts with no job security. UNESCO also highlighted the widespread harassment and intimidation of women journalists online in a new report entitled “The Chillin...

World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2021) Share On this World Press Freedom Day, France reaffirms its unwavering, resolute commitment to the freedom of the press, freedom of expression and the protection of journalists throughout the world. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration signed on May 3, 1991, by African journalists in support of a free, independent and pluralistic press, a declaration that subsequently became universal in scope. That date was deliberately chosen b...