{"id":450616,"date":"2017-12-28T15:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T15:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/28\/i-deserve-this-award-and-not-above-it-kwame-sefa-kayi\/"},"modified":"2017-12-28T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T15:25:40","slug":"i-deserve-this-award-and-not-above-it-kwame-sefa-kayi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/28\/i-deserve-this-award-and-not-above-it-kwame-sefa-kayi\/","title":{"rendered":"I deserve this award and not above it \u2013 Kwame Sefa Kayi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday, 28 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Gbconline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-28<\/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\/32500972.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kwame Sefa\" title=\"Kwame Sefa\" width=\"295\" height=\"260\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kwame Sefa Kayi,  host of the Kokrokoo Morning Show on Peace FM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The host of the Kokrokoo Morning Show on Peace FM and recently named Ghana Journalists Association 2016 journalist of the year Kwame Sefa Kayi says he disagrees with those who say he is above the title of the journalist of the year. \u201cSome say I\u2019m above it. I don\u2019t know whether to reject it. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m better than anybody\u2026\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Sefa Kayi was speaking on the Uniiq Breakfast Drive on GBC UNIIQ 95.7 Megahertz this morning with host Cecil Wentum. His award has generated some debate but for him, it is not surprising to be named as such adding that even \u201cif the Konkomba yam sellers call me for an award, I will go and receive it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said contrary to speculations that this is coming to reaffirm other awards won in his professional life, he believes he has worked hard enough and \u201c\u2026I deserve this award\u201d. He highly appreciated this one as he chipped in \u201c\u2026 There\u2019s nothing like being honoured by your own peers. It\u2019s a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the conversation veered into the nitty gritty of good journalism, he was quick to state that \u201c\u2026 a good journalist may not be perfect but should always strive for excellence, not perfection.\u201d That person must be fair, objective and should report the issues dispassionately. To him, a good journalist\u2019s work is well-researched and that person should have the ability to nose around for what is important and should \u201ctry as much as possible to be even-handed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When pushed further by the host as to what is happening especially in the private media with all that he had mentioned, he mentioned that people liked sensational stories. That, he believes is why some in the private media go on that tangent. \u201cThat\u2019s why sex sells\u201d, talking about rape and other related reports. He however disagreed with the trend and stated that \u201cto create a sensational story is not good\u201d. He said he will not defend it because he is in the private media and he will not encourage it.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Sefa Kayi is a winner of a state award in 2008 and is a recipient of other privately organised awards. 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