{"id":448812,"date":"2017-12-21T00:11:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/media-coverage-of-presidency-has-been-respectful-impartial-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T00:11:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:11:00","slug":"media-coverage-of-presidency-has-been-respectful-impartial-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/media-coverage-of-presidency-has-been-respectful-impartial-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"Media coverage of presidency has been respectful, impartial \u2013 Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 20 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/16972380.295.jpg\" alt=\"PRES JOUR\" title=\"PRES JOUR\" width=\"295\" height=\"218\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Nana Akufo-Addo shaking hands with journalists<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513815060_810_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">President Akufo-Addo has commended the media for its coverage of his presidency since he assumed office.<\/p>\n<p>In an interaction with members of the presidential press corps Tuesday, he said the country enjoys greater respect among the community of nation because of its democratic tenets.<\/p>\n<p><b>A cross-section of the Presidential Press Corps<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The President said he is grateful to the reporters for communicating his messages and happenings at the Presidency to the citizenry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tone has been respectful but it has also been distant and impartial,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>The President who was sworn into office on January 7 this year added that he is happy the reports have not been all glorifying but critical as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important that the people should get a proper filter of what I am trying to do and how I am trying to exercise my mandate. You have been helpful,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>According to President Akufo-Addo, it is for good reason that the media is an indispensable part of the government as they serve as the mirror of society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a big responsibility to tell the truth, you have your own angles and believes but the least is to present the basic facts for people to make up their minds as to how things are going,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 62 updated by: 62 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 20 December 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-12-20 President Nana Akufo-Addo shaking hands with journalists President Akufo-Addo has commended the media for its coverage of his presidency since he assumed office. 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