By
Eunice Hilda Ampomah/William Fiabu, GNA
Accra, Oct. 4, GNA – The Ghana Journalists
Association (GJA) has received a cheque of GH¢100,000.00 from Royal Cosu Hills,
an upcoming hospitality project in the Upper West Region and GH¢30,000.00 from
Ashfoam, a home furnishing company towards 2017 GJA Awards ceremony.
This year, the GJA flagship event on the
theme: “State of Investigative Journalism, Boundaries of Privacy and Borders of
Public Interest”, would take place on October 27 at the Kempinski Hotel in
Accra.
Mr Roland Affail Monney, GJA President “It is
only fair and morally justified that those who excel are rewarded handsomely
not only by their employers but more importantly corporate Ghana and consumers
of media content”.
He pointed out that investigative journalism
was eventually chosen to allow the awards to create a huge deliberative
platform to address lingering issues and emerging concerns over that
specialised area of journalism.
He said despite the controversies surrounding
the techniques of reportage by Ace Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas
to unveil corruption within the Ghana Football Association there was no doubt
that Anas Aremeyaw Anas was among the best
investigative journalists in the world and deserved to be encouraged.
“It is therefore necessary to take a critical
look into investigative journalism and assess how to shape it in the fight
against corruption,” he said.
Mrs Linda Asante Agyei, GJA Vice President
expressed the profound gratitude of GJA to the two companies for their support.
She said even though it was the beginning of
partnership with Royal Cosu, they had exhibited interest and appreciated the
works of journalists in contributing to the development of the country.
Mr Michael Klugey, Project Manager of Royal
Cosu Hills, popularly called ‘Jirapa Dubai’ said journalists undertake many
risks in their line of duty to educate, inform, and entertain the general
public.
He urged GJA to help boost tourism through
journalism and promised to work hand in hand with the association to ensure
that deserving journalists are rewarded.
Nana Yaw Ampem-Darko, Marketing Communications
Manager, Ashfoam Ghana said the company considers the works of journalists as a
vehicle to promote development.
“Therefore our management, which believes in
the commendable efforts exerted by Journalists, decided to support the
Association every year on a major project like the Awards ceremony to motivate
all journalists to give off their best in the development of the nation’, he
said.
He said Ashfoam has packages including living
room furniture and mattresses for Journalists who emerge winners under
categories of “Journalist of the Year; Most Promising Journalist; Best Rural
Reporter; and the Komla Dumor Award”.
GNA