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GBC can never be blamed for airing the news. The sources where the news came from should be blamed
Listen to yourself!!are you that dumb?so a national broadcaster takes info from internet without corroboration??
This is the more reason why the IGP & Co are afraid something like this can happen during the General Elections. Anybody can just post false results or incite voilence by false reporting. By the time we find the truth the dam ...
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I agree with you. This recklessness should not be tolerated. Available cheap digital technology has made it possible for people to post all sorts of stuff on social media and some are very dangerous. Some people are not that ...
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Heads at the GBC are looking for a SCAPE-GOAT
Responsible journalism demands that as a state broadcaster, you crosscheck your facts from the SA national broadcaster before you go on air.
They only picked the news from source line, hook and sinker and reported it.
W ...
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What is this fixation Ghanaian journalist have to report death of important personalities? You pick a story on the internet and without checking from reputable sources, put it out as the truth. The internet and social media i ...
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And why not? As a reputable broadcaster as they claim to be, thorough research should be done before any news is put out to the public domain. "Station of the nation indeed" Apuut)). Can't even bother to watch the channel any ...
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A national broadcaster should not report rumours.
GBC should have verified from the SA national agency before broadcasting.
U hv no unferstanding of journalism
Yes, they should be blame. Check your sources before you open your mouth. Think before you talk, don't talk before you think.
Couldn't GBC have contacted S.African High Commission in Ghana or Ministry of Foreign Affairs for confirmation before going on air? Useless journalists with no ethics! This is a monumental shame!
this is a shame.
even the news item on him was read directly from wikipedia. What nonsense is this.
Hahahahaha... U blast waaa
GBC, please, quickly apologise to the South African government, the good people of South Africa and the famiy of Thabo Mbeki. Also check your facts and confirm from credible sources next time before making a mess of yourselv ...
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unprofessionalism to the highest degree
IDIOTS THEN U TELL US TO PAY TV LICENCE
This is irresponsible journalism. Why will you report such important news without an authentic source? You could have called the SA High Commission to find out. The news editor should be sacked immediately. Embeki is a great ...
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Nana Akufo Addo, popularly known as all die be die and the holder of an embarrassing 3rd class degree in economics is going to blame President Mahama for this GBC error.
What has the erroneous repotting of GBC got to do with Nana Akufo Addo? He was a graduate of 3rd class but the most referenced and quoted lawyer in Ghanaian law books. From 3rd class degree to an outstanding lawyer of interna ...
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This is the station we pay TV license to so they could recruit personnel to research before broadcast.They waste money and makes mistake of seismic proportions to the embarrassment of all. GBC sit up.
SAM TO GBC.
shameful. they are so lazy to do their own little finding. the only thing they know is to go for fake doctorate degree.
what a shame...
What do you expect? That's Ghana for you.Ghana is indeed moving in a wrong direction.
Arm-chair journalism is not journalism. What a shame!
Sorry GBC wanted to inform the public that Mahama will soon die .He wont the election just as Late Mills
They should retract and apologize immediately.Very embarrassing for a national broadcaster.
Is this how far the nation have gone?
Wow! Unblievable! South Africa has an embassy in Ghana right? Hannah Tetteh is the minister of Foreign Affairs right? What's going on in Ghana's communication ministry?
What happened ...
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The last time it was the student who claimed he had gone NASA and was showing photoshop pictures that they failed to detect. This is going to absurdy levels.
It tells you GBC is a way side media corporation that is truly behaving like a poorly managed company.
Ghana journalists must change.
Don't talk journalism if you know nothing about its standards. As an authoritative national broadcaster, just a phone call to the South African High Commission which is a stone throw away from GBC could have confirmed the hoa ...
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Trust and verify is an old Russian proverb. You must trust the source of your information but must investigate further to confirm or reject the information
It is as simple as that: fire all those who created the news item.
The GBC has outlived it uselessness. It is about time we get rid of that dinosaur, a relic of the old days.
WHO IS THE PRODUCER ?
di3 onye bone da no ontu buo
I remember Most GHANAIANS saying they don't watch GTV. How come they got to know of this mistake. Hypocrisy is not good. we are humans and mistakes are bound to happen. those who have done worse things are still walking aroun ...
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WHAT I KNOW ABOUT MEDIA INSTITUTIONS IS THAT THEY RESEARCH INTO ANY NEWS STORY BEFORE IT IS RELEASED. SO HOW IN GOD'S GREEN EARTH CAN THE LEADING BROADCASTER OF THE NATION COME OUT WITH FALSE INFORMATION. I WOULD HAVE PARDONE ...
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Bad journalism . Ghana seems to not get nothing right. State broadcast fail to check their sources before broadcasting. #SHAMFUL
Check your facts before reporting. Lazy journalism.
Our sincere apology on behalf of GBC to people of the beloved country, South Africa. We are very sorry for this.
The good Lord, strengthen and prolong the days of H.E. T. Mbeki
GBC SHOULD PLEASE NOT DECLARE NANA AKUFO ADDO ON DECEMBER 8TH AS PRESIDENT OF GHANA
SIFT,SIFT,SIFT AND SIFT UNTIL ONLY THE TRUTH IS LEFT,THAT IS GOOD JOURNALISM.
Shame ghana....we south african yet dnt knw that report in our broadcast..we/i feel like u wish us bad luck..mbeki was the only leader whom opposed xenoph..til today supporting african countries in piece negotiation..is today ...
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This reminds me of years when we used to cut and paste documents off the net and pass them of as ours. The lady reading news confidently refers to reports which i think no one ever read and report from the family. One would t ...
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