{"id":449339,"date":"2017-12-22T15:28:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T15:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/sefa-kayis-award-was-based-on-results-not-reports-gja-speaks\/"},"modified":"2017-12-22T15:28:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T15:28:05","slug":"sefa-kayis-award-was-based-on-results-not-reports-gja-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/sefa-kayis-award-was-based-on-results-not-reports-gja-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Sefa Kayi\u2019s award was based on results not reports &#8211; GJA speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 22 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-22<\/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\/77469475.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sefa Kayi Award 2017\" title=\"Sefa Kayi Award 2017\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kwame Sefa Kayi was adjudged the Journalist of the year at the 22nd GJA Awards<\/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=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513956485_462_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) says the best journalist award went to Sefa Kayi based on results and not reports.<\/p>\n<p>The GJA on December 20, 2017, awarded some prolific journalists in Ghana including the Peace Fm\u2019s Political Host, Chairman Kwame Sefa Kayi who was crowned the overall best journalist<\/p>\n<p>Many commentators and journalists have criticized the GJA as being unfair to other members of the association for handing the ultimate prize to him when there was no story to prove what he did to deserve the award.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mr. Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, the Organizing Secretary of GJA has stated that the award was given to Sefa Kayi based on the \u2018Journalism with results\u2019 and not stories as perceived.<\/p>\n<p>People have doubted the criteria GJA used in awarding its members.<\/p>\n<p>On Atinka Fm in Accra, Mr. Dwumfour in responding to accusations by critics said, Sefa Kayi\u2019s work has brought results to the society.<\/p>\n<p>He asserted that the awards committee awarded Kwame Sefa Kai based on his long period service, command on his show (Kokrokoo), hard work, his impact on the society and decency.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Sefa Kayi\u2019s efforts to provide incubators to hospitals to help cater for premature babies were as well considered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, Sefa Kayi\u2019s award was based on the fact that, a journalist must bring results, he must be relevant\u201d adding that he has been a good member of the association for not less than 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dumfour hinted that the National Executives of the association will release a communiqu\u00e9 to the general public to make certain clarifications to put to rest the controversies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 63 updated by: 63 --><\/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 Friday, 22 December 2017 Source: mynewsgh.com 2017-12-22 Kwame Sefa Kayi was adjudged the Journalist of the year at the 22nd GJA Awards The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) says the best journalist award went to Sefa Kayi based on results and not reports. 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