Accra, Sept. 16, GNA – Ghana and three other countries have been judged as the most media friendly on the African Continent by the Freedom Forum in the United States of America, Mr Ransford Tetteh, President of the Ghana Journalist Association, said on Sunday.
He mentioned the other countries as Mali, Namibia and South Africa and said God had been good to journalist in Ghana despite the few challenges.
Mr Tetteh was speaking at the second annual media thanksgiving service by the Ghana Journalist Association in Accra.
The service was instituted last year as a way of seeking God’s guidance and protection for journalists in the country. The GJA President said that the media had a responsibility to spread good news and sometimes bad news with the hope that people would change for the better.
“We preach bad news with the hope that national leaders will be truthful to us so that we can progress as a country.” Mr Tetteh noted that next year would be more challenging
for journalist because of the elections and urged practitioners
to respect the code of the profession. The Reverend Isaac Clive Mould, Missions Director, Christian
Action Faith Ministries, urged the media to be open-minded
since communication was very important. “The media must practice in truth, decency and must show
accountability, leadership and competencies. Be truthful and
do not be afraid of men in the course of your work,” he
advised. He led the congregation to pray for the executives of the
GJA. Reverend Stephen Wengam, Administrator of the Assemblies
of God Church, commended the GJA for instituting the annual
thanksgiving service and urged the media not to malign one
another. Reverend Emmanuel Agyei, Head Pastor of the Assemblies
of God, Ring Way Gospel Centre, advised media practitioners
not to take things for granted but to continuously thank God
for his love and protection. He urged the media to pray for God’s protection even more
as the country approached the 2008 elections.
Source: GhanaWeb
