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GJA Executives and dignitaries cutting the birthday cake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRESIDENT of the\nGhana Journalists\u2019 Association (GJA), Dr. Affail Monney has emphasized that the\nmedia in Ghana is \u201creasonably\u201d free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cT"},"modified":"2019-08-16T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:38:35","slug":"our-media-is-free-gja-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/16\/our-media-is-free-gja-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Media Is Free \u2013 GJA President"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GJA Executives and dignitaries cutting the birthday cake<\/strong><\/p>\n

PRESIDENT of the
\nGhana Journalists\u2019 Association (GJA), Dr. Affail Monney has emphasized that the
\nmedia in Ghana is \u201creasonably\u201d free.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cTo say
\nthat Ghana is bereft of press freedom is to ditch the fact that our media space
\nis reasonably free. And to claim that there\u2019s nothing wrong with our
\nenvironment is to play the ostrich.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking at the 70th<\/sup>
\nanniversary celebration of the GJA, established on August 15, 1949, Dr. Monney commended
\nformer President John Agyekum Kuffour for creating conducive environment for
\nmedia practice in the country, describing him as the \u201cChampion of champions\u201d of
\npress freedom in Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the struggle
\nfor press freedom, the names of certain brutal leaders who kept the media in
\nfetters and enveloped us in silence, continue to elicit bile, long after they
\nare out of office.<\/p>\n

But the name of
\nformer President John Agyekum Kuffour, the Champion of champions of press
\nfreedom in Ghana, would eternally ignite pride for repealing the Criminal Libel
\nand Sedition Laws and creating the best environment for media practice in the
\ncountry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also lauded
\nPresident Akufo-Addo for passing the Right To Information (RTI) bill into law.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrent President,
\nAkufo-Addo, will also occupy a special place in history for giving us the Right
\nTo Information (RTI) Law which we cherish as our greatest platinum anniversary
\nparcel.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the GJA is
\n\u201coverly worried\u201d and \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d about the increased attacks against
\njournalists in recent times.<\/p>\n

He therefore called
\nfor \u201cradical steps\u201d to be taken to deal with the phenomenon, so as to prevent
\nit from getting out of hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we await the
\nbirth of the proposed Safety Mechanism for Journalists, the laws must be made
\nto bite and bite hard at all offenders, regardless of their social status,
\npolitical connections or spiritual anointing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Delivering the
\nkeynote address, Chairman for the Center for Democratic Development (CDD),
\nProfessor Kwasi Prempeh said it is the duty of journalists to uphold the
\nresponsibility of accountability of the government to the people of Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ghanaian journalist must work in the interest of the people, helping them with information to enable them hold the government to account,\u201d he noted. <\/p>\n

By Nii Adjei Mensahfio<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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