The Media Foundation for West Africa says its ethics monitoring project has recorded some five hundred and eight ethical violations in the Ghanaian media since May this year.
The findings showed that of the fifteen thousand, seven hundred and thirty eight programmes monitored during the period, ethical infractions such as decency in language, fairness, balance, accuracy and separating facts from opinions were violated.
At a stakeholders forum organized by the Media Foundation for West Africa,on the theme, “improving professionalism in media practice, the Role of media managers “ the sentiments of the general public about the rampant professional lapses in the Ghanaian media were re-echoed.
The Foundation charged the National Media Commission, to take immediate steps to prevent Ghana from losing its status as a nation that upholds freedom of speech and a free press.
The Executive Director of MFWA, Sulemana Braimah spoke with my colleague Tina Moses on the recommendations made at the forum to help solve the issue of ethical violations in the media landscape.
Executive Director of MFWA, Sulemana Braimah speaking with my colleague Tina Moses.
