Management of Moonlite FM, a
Sunyani based radio station has organised a day’s training seminar in Sunyani to
educate some owners of Information Centers in Brong Ahafo Region on basic
skills in news gathering and broadcasting.
The participants including
two females drawn from Afirisipa, Yamfo, Adrobaa, Yawhima, Subriso and Atronie
were also taken through ethics, code of conduct and other basic principles in
news reporting as well as guidelines for local language broadcasting.
Mr. Dennis Peprah, a Senior
Reporter at the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and a facilitator explained the core
journalistic principles underpinning local language broadcasting are accuracy,
objectivity, fairness and comprehensiveness.
He advised the participants
to strive at all times to present accurate and verifiable information to the
public.
Mr. Peprah cautioned the participants against
falsehood and asked them to be circumspect in their reportage and crosscheck
their facts well.
He told the participants that
as media practitioners, they were now regarded as role models in their
localities and advised them to live above reproach.
Wofa Asamoah Mensah, a
renowned radio broadcaster and a presenter at Moonlite FM entreated the
participants to always guard against sensationalism and ensure that their
reportage highlight on issues that would facilitate accelerated national
development.
He also advised them to also endeavour
to ensure they help unearth hidden natural resources in their localities which
could be tapped for development.
Wofa Mensah, who is the Brong
Ahafo Regional President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA),
expressed the optimism that the relationship between the participants and the
management of Moonlite radio would be strengthened for mutual benefit.
He gave the assurance that
management of the radio station would continue to support them to enable them
upgrade and polish their skills in news gathering and broadcasting.
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