• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Photo Gallery
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Citi TV
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Election 2020
No Result
View All Result
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Election 2020
No Result
View All Result
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
No Result
View All Result

GJA vows to sanction media houses flouting ethics of journalism

Marian AnsahbyMarian Ansah
April 7, 2021
Reading Time: 2 mins read
ShareShareShareShare

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has promised to crack the whip on media houses that disregard the ethical codes of journalism.

This follows concerns that the two suspects in the Kasoa ritual killing case may have been influenced by money rituals content they watched on TV.

The President of GJA, Roland Affail Monney said media houses that fail to abide by the ethical values of journalism will be sanctioned.

“GJA believes that the time has come to take a hard look and put a stop to the production and consumption of toxic content on our networks. We have trained and retrained journalists on the ethical values which underpin our profession but the level of recklessness and waywardness in the media has gotten to a point where we need to apply the law. Anything which is inconsistent with national morality, if you violate it, I think the law should take its course.”

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) is also advocating for a broader stakeholder conversation on what standards society expects of broadcasters in the country.

The Executive Director of GIBA, Andrews Danso Aninkorah, told Citi News a broader discussion and training will help shape content management.

“We need a lot of discussions and training. We need to come to an understanding of what standard society expects of broadcasters. We cannot act irresponsibly. In doing our work, it is very important we take all these things into consideration.”

George Sarpong, the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, has made a similar call for tighter regulation of the media space.

During the arraignment of the suspects in the Kasoa ritual murder case, police said the two suspects were inspired by a spiritualist on TV.

The two suspects are Felix Nyarko, 16 and Nicholas Kini, 17.

They allegedly lured the deceased, Ishmael Mensah, to an uncompleted building, hit him with a club and cement blocks, killing him instantly.

ShareTweetSendSend
Previous Post

Man dragged to court for allegedly kidnapping his own children

Next Post

38 dolphins washed ashore returned to the sea

Related Posts

File photo
Slider

Takoradi daylight robbery: Police offer GHS10,000 bounty for information on perpetrators

April 14, 2021
Top Stories

Ignore misinformation; Ghana hasn’t been downgraded to low income status – Finance Ministry

April 14, 2021
Top Stories

11 dead, five others injured in crash on Tamale-Buipe highway

April 14, 2021
General

Don’t let Zoomlion’s investment in waste treatment plants go waste – MPs to government

April 14, 2021
News

Mahama, NDC donate GHS10,000 to family of killed 11-year-old boy

April 14, 2021
Business

GCX successfully trades raw cashew nuts for first time via reserve auction

April 14, 2021
Next Post

38 dolphins washed ashore returned to the sea

TOP STORIES

Takoradi daylight robbery: Police offer GHS10,000 bounty for information on perpetrators

April 14, 2021

Ignore misinformation; Ghana hasn’t been downgraded to low income status – Finance Ministry

April 14, 2021

Small-scale mining dialogue must be devoid of partisanship – Akufo-Addo

April 14, 2021
Load More
ADVERTISEMENT
Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana

CitiNewsroom.com is Ghana's leading news website that delivers high quality innovative, alternative news that challenges the status quo.

Archives

Download App

Download

Download

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Photo Gallery
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Citi TV

© 2021 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Election 2020

© 2021 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom.

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?