Media urged to champion peace, national stability
The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboah, has called on journalists and media practitioners to move beyond traditional reporting and play a more active role in promoting national stability. He noted that in an era marked by digital disruption, misinformation and rising social tensions, the media must position itself as a key force in safeguarding … The post Media urged to champion peace, national stability appeared first on Ghanaian Times.
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The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboah, has called on journalists and media practitioners to move beyond traditional reporting and play a more active role in promoting national stability.
He noted that in an era marked by digital disruption, misinformation and rising social tensions, the media must position itself as a key force in safeguarding peace and cohesion.
Mr Addae Akwaboah said journalists must amplify community voices and promote civic responsibility, stressing that the media remained a frontline defence against forces of instability while driving socio-economic development.
He was addressing the Bono Regional celebration of World Press Freedom Day in Sunyani.
The Minister also emphasised the need to empower young people to use media tools as instruments for dialogue, education and peacebuilding, rather than division.
Highlighting the vital role of the media in national development, he assured practitioners of the government’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for them to operate without intimidation or harassment.
“I assure you of the government’s unwavering commitment to strengthening media freedom and supporting journalism as a cornerstone of democratic governance,” he stated.
The programme, which brought together media practitioners from the Bono and Ahafo regions, was held on the theme: ‘Shaping a Future at Peace: The Role of the Youth and Media in Building Peaceful Cities.’
A former Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, in his address, called on the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to spearhead a campaign for the repeal of Section 208 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and Section 76 of the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775).
He warned that the provisions had increasingly been used to suppress freedom of expression, dragging the country back to what he described as a “culture of silence”.
According to him, although the laws were originally intended to maintain public order, they had over the years been widely abused by politicians and state actors.
Mr Tuah-Yeboah stressed that while the pursuit of peaceful communities was important, it should not come at the expense of freedom of speech and media independence.
The Bono Regional Chairperson of the GJA, Ms Regina Benneh Siaw, in a brief remark, urged med 250 professionals graduate from ICC certification programme
FROM DANIEL DZIRASAH, SUNYANI
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