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Journalists should not use profession
to settle scores
Koforidua, Nov. 23, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Felix Fobih, a trainer
of Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), has advised
journalists to desist from publishing stories to settle
scores or take bribes to kill stories at the expense of
victims of human rights abuses.
He said it was improper for journalists to publish stories
without making follow-ups. They should also direct victims
of human rights abuses to the appropriate institutions that
could assist them to seek redress.
Mr Fobih was speaking at a two-day workshop on human rights
reporting for journalist in the Eastern Region at Koforidua
on Friday.
Ms Jessie Johnston, a Canadian journalist with the JHR urged
journalists to educate the people on the many organizations
established to protect human rights such as the Police
Service, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative
Justice (CHRAJ) and other bodies.
Ms Johnston explained that, by so doing journalist would be
fulfilling their responsibility of helping the voiceless and
also helping to educate the public on human rights and
avenues available for them to get redressed.
Topics treated at the workshop included human rights
reporting, good governance and ethical journalism amongst
others.
GNA
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