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Mr. Kwesi Twum – CEO, Multimedia Ghana Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The CEO of Multimedia Ghana Ltd.,Mr. Kwesi Twum says Ghanaian journalists are well paid.<\/p>\n

He said these when he made contributions at the 5th Citizen Kofi Media Dialogue series sponsored by the World Bank in Accra Friday May 27, 2011.<\/p>\n

The theme for the event was \u201cThreats to Media Independence in Ghana: Poor Remuneration, National Security, Serial Callers, Governance Structures, Etc.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Twum argued that Ghanaian journalists are paid well and that is why they ride in car models like Jaguar, Mercedes Benz and so on. In his view therefore, the challenges facing media organisations in Ghana is not poor remuneration but the unavailability of knowledgeable journalists. He said it is difficult to find and hire good quality journalists to work in the media.<\/p>\n

Making his contribution, Mr. Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, one of Ghana\u2019s renowned journalists and former BBC correspondent said what he sees as a major threat to media independence in Ghana today is organised religion. According to him, the fact that even national television, like GTV would allow its platform to be used by uneducated and ill-informed people parading themselves as preachers to mislead the public is worrying. Supporting his argument, he cited the example of a case where a female preacher was shown on GTV making claims about the efficacy of her grinding stone and how it could heal diseases.<\/p>\n

He expressed concern that a national medium would allow charlatans to use it to deceive and exploit desperate and needy Ghanaians, who are genuinely seeking for help.<\/p>\n

He also said it is surprising that GTV charges businesses to cover their events. He said\u00a0 media organisations should not cover events simply because organisers can afford to pay, but instead coverage should be done because the event is news worthy.<\/p>\n

Mr. Haruna Atta, the Managing Editor of the Accra Mail, shared his bitter experience when he decided to publish the \u2018Accra Mail\u2019. He said he was motivated by examples like the \u2018New York Times\u2019, \u2018Boston Globe\u2019 and the like, which were city newspapers to start his paper, but vendors would not sell his paper, and advertisers would also not advertise and so he went through lots of difficulties. He also complained about the poor quality of writing that is plaguing the Ghanaian media.<\/p>\n

Other contributors shared their concerns about the low levels to which the quality of writing in the Ghanaian media has sunk.<\/p>\n

By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi<\/p>\n\n

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