Ghana has joined other commonwealth nations to pledge their commitment to the protection of journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pledge was made at the just-ended Global Conference for Media Freedom in London. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two-day conference was a"},"modified":"2019-07-12T10:55:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T10:55:30","slug":"ghana-joins-commonwealth-nations-in-supporting-press-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/12\/ghana-joins-commonwealth-nations-in-supporting-press-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Joins Commonwealth Nations In Supporting Press Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghana has joined other commonwealth nations to pledge their commitment to the protection of journalists.<\/p>\n
The pledge was made at the just-ended Global Conference for Media Freedom in London. <\/p>\n
The two-day conference was also used to discuss ways to ensure responsible media and support for safety and protection of Journalists.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s delegation to the Conference was led by Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.<\/p>\n
Mr. Nkrumah in an address to participants said Ghana had and continues to build a robust mechanism for free and responsible media practice through constitutional and legal frameworks. <\/p>\n
\u201cGhana has repealed the Criminal Libel Law, enacted a whistle blowers law and recently passed right to information. These developments have introduced a refreshing pluralism onto Ghana\u2019s mass media landscape,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n
\u201d It has also opened up access to new and diverse voices that have promoted democracy and participation in governance and development; and above all enhanced press freedom\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Information Minister said Ghana\u2019s performance on the World Press Freedom Index with the last few years has been commendable despite the recent reported cases of attacks on media freedom.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn recent years Ghana has also experienced its share of the global attacks on free media despite our good track record,\u201d according to him.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cThe worst been the cold blooded murder of Ahmed Suale believed to be connected with his work as an associate of the media organization Tiger Eye PI. Regrettably our investigative agencies have not made much headway in arresting and punishing perpetrators of such acts,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n
\u201d It appears we took our media excellence and public tolerance for granted but now we have to face up to the changing realities and do more\u201d he added.<\/p>\nKojo Oppong Nkrumah <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Minister who is also the MP for Ofoase Ayirebi disclosed that Ghana was taking measures to fight abuse and attacks on journalists through the implementation of a coordinating mechanism on the safety of journalists which would help equip various stakeholders, prevent abuse and independently validate future claims of attacks.<\/p>\n
He also revealed that Ghana was rolling out a media capacity program in support of quality journalism but will not shy away from legislating against misinformation and disinformation which constitute challenges that threaten confidence in the media.<\/p>\n
The Minister challenged the media and Journalists to go beyond investigating and exposing nefarious acts and use their platforms to also highlight positive advancements of societies.<\/p>\n
The maiden Global Conference for Media Freedom was jointly organized by the UK and Canadian governments.<\/p>\n
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