Debt saga: Ghanaian journalists are lazy - Dr Percy

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• Tibaa 9 years ago

  My dear Dr., you are demanding too much from our wayside journalist who are popular only because of the sensationalism of their products; their stories. I guess there is no conscience left for them to do research, especially ...
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  My dear Dr., you are demanding too much from our wayside journalist who are popular only because of the sensationalism of their products; their stories. I guess there is no conscience left for them to do research, especially when they are carted by tipper trucks as dispensable commodities to cover the 59th anniversary celebration based on a brochure with avalanche of errors. I guess the NDC should also do some research to produce better brochures.

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• OFOSUAA 9 years ago

  WE HAVE ECONOMISTS AND STATISTICIANS BUT THEY FEAR TO SPEAK BCOS NDC ATTACK DOGS WILL CHEW UR FLESH AND BONES NOW NOW NOW...

  WE HAVE ECONOMISTS AND STATISTICIANS BUT THEY FEAR TO SPEAK BCOS NDC ATTACK DOGS WILL CHEW UR FLESH AND BONES NOW NOW NOW...

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• OFOSUAA 9 years ago

  WHERE ARE ALL THE RECORDS AND DATES AND AMOUNTS OF LOANS CONTRACTED BY NDC GOVT......NDC SHD PUBLISH THIS INFO PLEASE AND SEE WHO IS RIGHT...

  WHERE ARE ALL THE RECORDS AND DATES AND AMOUNTS OF LOANS CONTRACTED BY NDC GOVT......NDC SHD PUBLISH THIS INFO PLEASE AND SEE WHO IS RIGHT...

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• OFOSUAA 9 years ago

  STEALING STEALING STEALING ...NDC HAS DESTROYED GHANA

  STEALING STEALING STEALING ...NDC HAS DESTROYED GHANA

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• Abena 9 years ago

  I totally agree with you on this one. I wonder why media houses in Ghana waste time on debates when the facts are even so glaring. Its sometimes annoying. One will accuse, the other will deny and so if journalists care about ...
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  I totally agree with you on this one. I wonder why media houses in Ghana waste time on debates when the facts are even so glaring. Its sometimes annoying. One will accuse, the other will deny and so if journalists care about educating the public, they should do proper probing and stop all these childish games...at the end of the day, we want solutions to problems.

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• MENSAH 9 years ago

  We lack intelligent journalists who will probe and ask insightful question. They are lazy and unintelligent. The vast majority of them lack the kernel to even scratch the surface of anything. They are a reflection of our medi ...
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  We lack intelligent journalists who will probe and ask insightful question. They are lazy and unintelligent. The vast majority of them lack the kernel to even scratch the surface of anything. They are a reflection of our mediocre system.
  
  Seriously, just take a look at our journalistic landscape and dig into the background of our so-called "senior" journalist and you will understand why our journalists aren't helping our society that much.
  
  Kweku Baako (O'level dropout)
  
  Kwesi Pratt (dropout)
  
  Bature (O'level I head)
  
  Kwame Sefa Kanyi (Either O or A, Labone)
  
  Kweku Sekyi Addo (O'level, Achimota)
  
  Gifty Anti (O'level)
  
  The list goes on and on.
  
  All of the above listed journalists joined the trade because they failed to climb up the educational ladder. At least a first degree gives you a little backbone to do some serious research on some of these issues. Yes some of these people, Gifty for instance, did try to "polish up".
  
  All am saying is, our journalists are lazy, cozy with politicians, lack the needed knowledge and background to question or challenge anyone on complex issues like this debt saga.

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• apuuuu 9 years ago

  The problem is more than laziness how much do they get paid how much do they get to do research for that news paper or tv station look at person like Kwesi Pratt do you think he does any research before he gets paid from ...
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  The problem is more than laziness how much do they get paid how much do they get to do research for that news paper or tv station look at person like Kwesi Pratt do you think he does any research before he gets paid from his paid masters I don't think so is call survival Ghana way

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• kojo 9 years ago

  u r very right. they r too lazy n dnt do independent research 2 put politians 2 shame n tell citizens da truth.all they do is NDC talk ur own,npp talk ur own,den Ghanaians shd judge.WTF.

  u r very right. they r too lazy n dnt do independent research 2 put politians 2 shame n tell citizens da truth.all they do is NDC talk ur own,npp talk ur own,den Ghanaians shd judge.WTF.

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• Charles Agbenu 9 years ago

  Dr Percy must be bold and condemn NDC for hiding figures. NDC are not transparent. They make it
  difficult for researchers and
  journalists to get the truth.
  These debt profiles should be published Weekly by
  BANK OF GH ...
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  Dr Percy must be bold and condemn NDC for hiding figures. NDC are not transparent. They make it
  difficult for researchers and
  journalists to get the truth.
  These debt profiles should be published Weekly by
  BANK OF GHANA. They are
  not doing this and you blame
  poor journalist for not
  fishing out for the truth from the despots. Dr Percy is
  being rabblerousing throwing in this piece to confuse the
  public... concealing the facts if Mahama totalitari

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• Today Today 9 years ago

  Right on point. I most of the times don't understand why our so called journalists would allow any comments from political commentators without any means of verification. I shock self

  Right on point. I most of the times don't understand why our so called journalists would allow any comments from political commentators without any means of verification. I shock self

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• SAAFOWAA 9 years ago

  DR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS ABOVE 100% TRUE.THEY ARE LAZY THAT IS WHY YOU DONT SEE MORE HIRE BY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HOUSES AS COMPARE TO THEIR COMPATRIOT IN EASTERN PART OF AFRICA,KENYAN JOUNALIST.
  BEYOUND THAT GHANAIANS TOO F ...
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  DR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS ABOVE 100% TRUE.THEY ARE LAZY THAT IS WHY YOU DONT SEE MORE HIRE BY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HOUSES AS COMPARE TO THEIR COMPATRIOT IN EASTERN PART OF AFRICA,KENYAN JOUNALIST.
  BEYOUND THAT GHANAIANS TOO FEED ON LIES OUR YES IS NO AND VICE VERSA.
  JUST LOOK HOW OUR PASTORS USING THE WORD OF GOD TO DECEIVE FELLOW CITIZENS.YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN.

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• Togbe 9 years ago

  You are the one behind the steering wheels and must tell us the truth. you guys can decide to give the journalist falsified data and will leave us with no choice than to accept the lies.
  Just tell us how much our debt is.
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  You are the one behind the steering wheels and must tell us the truth. you guys can decide to give the journalist falsified data and will leave us with no choice than to accept the lies.
  Just tell us how much our debt is.
  Is this a job of journalist to do?

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• kutsii 9 years ago

  Some of them are comedians. They joke from morning to noon. Even reading of the news turns into singing . All they know is to deliberately call rowdy politicians from both divide to quarrel and insult each other to the extent ...
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  Some of them are comedians. They joke from morning to noon. Even reading of the news turns into singing . All they know is to deliberately call rowdy politicians from both divide to quarrel and insult each other to the extent of threatening the peace and security of the state. They skew to paint one political party evil, when they should be neutral . And they call themselves JOURNALISTS. Apuuuu !! Apart from Paul Adom Otchere and a few ladies at GTV, TV3 and GHone; all the rest are 'sankwaas'. Some don't even understand English let alone read documents from the Bank of Ghana. The journalists rather should be blamed for our woes for taking bribes and misinforming the public and creating unnecessary panic and tension. The village comedians faking as Akan newscasters should be sent back to the village tof farm

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