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Kingsley Inkoom (left), editor-in-chief of the Daily Graphic, presents Emmanuel Kabu Nartey with the award for best journalism student
Mr. Cameron Duodu, a veteran journalist, urged journalists to be objective and precise in their reporting in a flourishing media environment.
He said it was a journalist's job to state the facts and emphasized that the media should never take their readers or audience for granted.
Mr. Duodu, who spoke last Saturday in Accra at the 13th congregation of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), added that it was important that the media reflect the views of all parties in their stories.
The event coincided with the 60th anniversary of the creation of the GIJ.
A total of 1,290 students, including 821 graduates and 469 graduates, graduated.
Mr. Ruben Kwabla Amenyedor was ranked as the best student in the degree program, while Mr. Ruben Tetteh was ranked as the best student in the degree program.
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Importance
Mr. Duodu stressed the importance of accuracy and objectivity in journalism, stressing that it was the key to professional practice.
He recalled an incident in which the first President of Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, drew the attention of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to an article in which a journalist had said that a dam had been opened in Kosombo, instead of Akosombo.
"You can not hide when your work is written. You do not know who reads it outside, "he said.
Duodu also instructed journalists to broaden their horizons by learning about events happening around the world to shape their writing.
"You must know what's going on around you. Read a lot, listen carefully and never publish anything you can not defend, "he advised the students.
He also asked reporters to cultivate distinct writing styles and to specialize in areas where they were getting better results.
Illegal mining
About the illegal mining in the country, the veteran journalist worried about its devastating effects on the environment and said that journalists could play a leading role in the fight against the threat by investigating and exposing "galamsey" operators.
He warned that if strict measures were not taken to protect the water plans, the main rivers such as Ankobra and Tano could be destroyed.
"Your water in the rural areas, where most of you come from, is being exploited by the Galamsey operators.
Go to the countryside and see what Galamsey is doing for the land.
Will you be like today's journalists who see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing? Asked Mr. Duodu.
Attacks against journalists
Presenting his report, Professor Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo, Rector of the GIJ, condemned the worrying trend of attacks against journalists and the seemingly hostile atmosphere of journalism in the country.
He added that the development was aimed at undermining the freedom of the press.
He also advised journalists to be professional in their reporting.
He stated that the GIJ Council had approved the creation of a scholarship fund to cover tuition fees for bright undergraduate students with demonstrable financial difficulties.
The scholarship will take effect from the academic year 2019/2020.
New courses
Professor Kwansah-Aidoo said the GIJ was preparing to introduce undergraduate programs in event management and sponsorship, in political journalism, in economics and sports journalism.
Other programs being considered are environmental communication, media and culture, integrated marketing, strategic communication, branding, rhetoric and public discourse, he said.
According to him, the GIJ was preparing to exploit the opportunities and challenges arising from the proposed merger with the National Institute of Film and Television (NAFTI) and the Ghana Language Institute (GIL) into one. University of Media, Arts and Communication.
He urged graduates to be agents of change in their respective businesses, respecting the principles of journalism and public relations.
For his part, Professor Kwasi Ansu-Kyeremeh, chairman of the GIJ board of directors, urged the young graduates to solve the problems and not the critics.
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