Ghana Media & Democracy Journalists Forum To Organise Media Workshop

The Ghana Media & Democracy Forum in association with the Africa Media &

Democracy Institute, is organizing a two-day (2) media workshop for

broadcast Journalists and other media practitioners covering the

forthcoming 2012 General elections. The two-day (2) event will take place

at the Accra International Press Center, theme; THE ROLE OF BROADCAST

JOURNLISTS IN CONDUCTING PEACFUL ELECTIONS. The objectives of Forum are;

A. To serve as a platform for Journalists in media, engaging the society

on issues of democracy, media and development.

B. To build a platform for continuous dialogue and discussion on how to

ensure media pluralism, freedom of expression and access to information

among practicing Journalists/ members.

C. To serves as a peer-review platform for members and a focal point for

the critique of the role of the media as it interfaces democracy and to

build members' capacity on democracy and media issues.

D. To organise workshops and training and set high standard of

journalistic practices among members for development and poverty

reduction.

E. To build and maintain an interactive dialogue with local, national and

international organizations that have similar objectives.

Membership of the Forum is voluntary and include journalists, from print,

TV/radio/internet, media researchers, as well as organizational membership

such as national media commissions, community radio stations, cross-media

and web-based projects, NGOs promoting the cause of democracy, media

research, and community media lobbying groups. The Ag. Secretary-General

of Forum Daniel Abugah intimated that Critical to peaceful elections in a

democracy is also balance and fair reportage by broadcast journalists and

particularly Radio broadcasting. The patronage of radio broadcast is well

patronized in Ghana and generally in Africa and as such particular

emphasis must be made to address the challenges and opportunities that the

medium can provide for peaceful elections. The two-day (2) workshop will

address operational challenges in election reportage particularly by

broadcast journalists such as the FM radio stations in context of national

cohesion and peace and stability.

ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY SIGNED BARIMA ADU-ASAMOA ????.(President)

DATE 2nd Oct 2012AFRICA MEDIA & DEMOCRACY JOURNALIST FORUM

PO BOX BT 440 TEMA ? GHANA : TEL: 0200723197- Email: info@amdmc.net/

ghjournalist@yahoo.com