Ghana journalists Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/ghana-journalists/ Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:22:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-CITI-973-FM-32x32.jpg Ghana journalists Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/ghana-journalists/ 32 32 Nsempiisms: Indiscipline or Deficiency? [Article] https://citifmonline.com/2017/07/nsempiisms-indiscipline-or-deficiency-article/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:22:22 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=337647 Yesterday at the Media Meet with the President, there was a display of an attribute that disturbs me.   The moderator, the Information Minister, set the ground rules for the Q&A time: one question per person, make it snappy.   Not a few of those who had the opportunity to ask questions decided to ignore […]

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]]> Yesterday at the Media Meet with the President, there was a display of an attribute that disturbs me.
 
The moderator, the Information Minister, set the ground rules for the Q&A time: one question per person, make it snappy.
 
Not a few of those who had the opportunity to ask questions decided to ignore the instructions totally, asking two and sometimes three questions, even after a couple of warnings.
 
It is a character that irks me. We all think we can outsmart the system. It is either indiscipline or an inability to follow simple instructions.
 
It is that same trait that makes people climb the curb to avoid traffic and then create more traffic in the process.
 
It is that same trait that makes people want to jump queues in the bank.
 
It is that same attribute that makes people want to bribe to cut corners.
 
We want to grab as much as possible when we have the stage. We want to eat as much as we can when it is our turn, not caring about those behind us.
 
The above are the examples of indiscipline.
 
But there is more.
 
Perhaps we just don’t know how, or care, to follow instructions.
 
You put up a post and say people text a particular number and not call. They will call.
 
You say people should send details into your inbox. They put the details in the comments’ section.
 
You ask people to get in touch via a particular email (not your own) and they send the mail to your inbox.
 
Someone is to give a speech and you ask him to use 15 minutes, he ends up speaking for 45 minutes.
 
A student presenting his project is asked to wrap up in 2 minutes and he proceeds as if he has one more hour.
 
Yesterday’s session was revealing in these respects as well, aside the questions.
 
Indiscipline on display. Or plain deficiency.
 
Nsempiisms. My mouth has fallen.
 
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By: Nana Awere Damoah

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]]> Don’t sacrifice truth for political expediency – Peace council to journalists https://citifmonline.com/2016/10/dont-sacrifice-truth-for-political-expediency-peace-council-to-journalists/ Sat, 15 Oct 2016 10:30:46 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=258413 The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on journalists to go the extra mile to make sure that the truth is never sacrificed under any circumstance for political expediency. Mr. Francis Azuimah, the Executive Secretary of the council, said journalists should avoid indiscretion – anything unethical, likely to inflame passion and throw the country into […]

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]]> The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on journalists to go the extra mile to make sure that the truth is never sacrificed under any circumstance for political expediency.

Mr. Francis Azuimah, the Executive Secretary of the council, said journalists should avoid indiscretion – anything unethical, likely to inflame passion and throw the country into turmoil as it inched closer to the presidential and parliamentary elections.

“We have had enough of electoral violence on the African continent and you owe it a duty to this nation to be professional and truthful in the discharge of your duties.”

Addressing a two-day workshop for the media in Kumasi, he reminded them about the need to be accurate, factual and balanced in their reports.

The programme was put together by the NPC with support from the European Union (EU), to build the capacity of the media to provide effective coverage in the coming polls.

Mr. Azuimah indicated that, the journalist had critical roles to play to keep the nation united and calm.

The NPC, he said, was therefore determined to deepen the conversation with the media to promote responsible journalism, to bring down political tension and prevent ugly clashes.

He announced plans to organize training programmes for the owners of media houses, to get them to properly streamline things to aid their workers to stick to professional ethics.

Mrs. Elizabeth Kankam-Boadu, the acting Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), asked her colleagues to exercise good professional judgement at all times.

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Source: GNA

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