EA Media Production will hold a global Africa media communications summit on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Accra<\/p>\n
Stories, Standards, Sex are the themes for the summit.<\/p>\n
The two part summit features top names in Ghana\u2019s broadcast media including Kojo Yankson, Host of Joy FM99.7\u2019s Super Morning Show; Benard Avle, Host of Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM97.3; Anita Erskine \u2013 Host of Starr Drive on Starr FM103.5 and Host and Executive Producer on Viasat 1.<\/p>\n
According to EA Media Productions Director, Esther Armah, \u201cThese 3s\u2019s \u2013 stories, standards and sex \u2013 are at the heart of Ghana\u2019s media.<\/p>\n
Armah, who is \u00a0also a media lecturer at Webster University and host of the groundbreaking \u2018The Spin\u2019, a weekly radio talk show produced in Ghana airing in Nigeria and across the US. Armah further stated that : \u201cMedia is power, it is influence. It can inform, transform, shape ideas. And it can misinform. Look at sex. The way we report issues around sex \u2013 the language, the focus \u2013 needs attention. Particular examples are how we report issues of sexual assault, rape and defilement. That\u2019s why we\u2019re having The Great Sex in the Media Debate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Part 2 of the summit is called \u2018Change the Conversation: The Great Sex in the Media debate\u2019. It is a panel discussion featuring Benard Avle and Kojo Yankson.<\/p>\n
It will be moderated by Esther Armah, with an introduction by producer and broadcaster, Esi Arhin. It takes place at Alisa Hotel.<\/p>\n
The focus will be on engaging men in conversations on sex, sexual assault and rape \u2013 and inviting men in the media to use their influence to report these stories with more care.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, we shame, blame, ridicule women and girls with these stories. What if we engaged boys and men on the issue of consent? Do that and you can reduce the numbers of defilement, rape, sexual assault.\u201d Armah adds: \u201cHowever much you teach Ghanaian girls and women about sex and sex education, rape can\u2019t stop unless we actively engage boys and men too. Media has a powerful role to play here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Part 1 of the summit is called Vision Breakfast. It features all women panelists and is for an all women audience. \u201cWomen are half of Ghana\u2019s population. Shouldn\u2019t we be half of Ghana media \u2018s conversation?\u201d says Armah. She adds: \u201cWomen are good business,\u00a0 we are a market that our media is still not fully tapping or engaging.\u00a0 How do we change that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur untold stories, our standards and how we negotiate sex in this industry are on the table for discussion at Vision Breakfast, \u201c Armah continued.<\/p>\n
Panelists include Anita Erskine \u2013 Starr FM & Viasat1; Nana Akosua Hanson \u2013 Host YFM; Nana Ama Agyemang Asante \u2013 Co-Host Citi Breakfast Show, Citi FM; Dr Augustina Amakye \u2013 Prime Communications Consultancy; Esi Arhin \u2013 Producer \/Broadcaster; Kinna Likimani \u2013 Ghana Decides.<\/p>\n
The line up for the programme is below :\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday June 15th<\/sup> Re:Imagine \u2013 a global Africa media communications summit<\/p>\n Part 1 Vision Breakfast Webster University, Cantonments 9am sharp-11am<\/p>\n Part 2 Change the Conversation: Alisa Hotel, Accra 6pm sharp \u2013 8.30pm<\/p>\n ENTRANCE IS FREE: REGISTER 054 029 7062<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: EA Media Production<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EA Media Production will hold a global Africa media communications summit on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Accra Stories, Standards, Sex are the themes for the summit. The two part summit features top names in Ghana\u2019s broadcast media including Kojo Yankson, Host of Joy FM99.7\u2019s Super Morning Show; Benard Avle, Host of Citi Breakfast Show […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":222031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[137],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n