The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has cautioned journalists to be circumspect in their work ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Ghanaians are preparing to go to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and Members of Parliament.
The Electoral Commission (EC), as part of the preparations, is currently undertaking voters’ register exhibition exercise across the country.
MFWA asked journalists to be interrogative and inquisitive in the reporting in order to ensure that the right information is churned out.
The Executive Director, Sulemna Braimah stated that politicians have a penchant for taking undue advantage of the media to engage in propaganda.
They must not be allowed to go on with that, he said.
In a post on his X platform, Mr Braimah said “Fellow journalists, as we draw closer to the elections, let’s not serve as conveyor belts and megaphones for the propaganda, falsehoods and vile rhetorics of our politicians who mainly seek power to loot from state.”
“Let’s be interrogative, inquisitive and critical our reporting,” he further cautioned.
