Godwin Avenorgbo Best Reporter for Arts & Entertainment to feature on GJA Media Awards next year
By: Rachel Kakraba The Ghana Journalists Association has expressed appreciation to the Melcom Group of Company for offering to sponsor a category on the annual GJA Media Awards in honor of the late Godwin Avenorgbo. The category which will be named the Godwin Avenorgbo Best Reporter for Arts & Entertainment, is expected to feature on the flagship GJA media awards next year. GJA […]
28th GJA Awards 2024: Dwumfour intensifies calls for state of emergency in dealing with ‘galamsey’ menace
By: Isaac Asare & Mabel Awagah The President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has reiterated the urgent need for a state of emergency to be declared over the country’s water bodies. He is also calling for the repealing of all planned and active mining concessions that overlap with river buffers and insisted […]
Akufo Addo lauds media’s role in Ghana’s democracy
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has praised the Ghanaian media’s crucial role in Ghana’s democracy since the country gained independence from colonial rule. At the 28th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards on September 28, 2024, he emphasized the media’s vital role in democracy, serving as the […]
GJA urges journalists to prioritise accuracy over speed ahead of Cybersecurity month and election
By: Gloria Amoh As Ghana prepares to mark the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, the General Secretary of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr. Kofi Yeboah has asked journalists to prioritise accuracy over speed before publishing news. Speaking at the Minister’s Press Briefing on National Cyber Security Awareness Month today, September 1, 2024, Mr […]
Media plays a crucial role in shaping public opinion – Liza M. Steger
By: Joyce Adjei Tawiah The Regional Engagement Specialist at the US Embassy, Liza M. Steger, has highlighted the media’s vital role in shaping public opinion and impacting the electoral process. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement dubbed “Journalists for Peaceful Discourse” project, organized by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in collaboration with the US Embassy, on […]
GJA mourns Godwin Avenorgbo
The Leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has visited to mourn with the family of the late Veteran Broadcaster, Godwin Avenorgbo, at his Regimanuel Grey Residence at Teshie. The delegation was made up of the Vice President, Linda Asante Agyei; General Secretary, Kofi Yeboah; National Organising Secretary, Dominic Hlodzi; Treasurer, Audrey Dekalu; and Rebecca […]
GJA at 75: Amb. Kabral Blay-Amihere urges journalists to take pride in their impact in Ghana’s democracy
By Jeremiah Nutsugah Former Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) President and Diplomat, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere has urged journalists to take pride in their significant impact on Ghana’s democracy and development. Speaking at the 75th GJA Anniversary public lecture at KNUST, Kumasi, on June 18, 2024, he emphasized that journalism has contributed more to Ghana’s development and […]
Prof. Amin Alhassan advocates for professionalism in Ghanaian Journalism
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Professor Amin Alhassan has advocated for a high level of professionalism in the media practice in Ghana. In his speech at the Public Lecture organized by the GJA to commemorate its 75th Anniversary, Professor Amin Alhassan reiterated the importance and relevance of Journalism […]
GJA holds 75th Anniversary Public Lecture
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong The Ghana Journalists Association, GJA has as part of its activities to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the association, held a public lecture at the Social Science auditorium of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The public lecture which is the first of its kind was to honor the […]
Former GIJ lecturer Nana Ama Eson-Mensah laid to rest
Nana Ama Eson-Mensah, a beloved lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, GJA, in Accra, was laid to rest on June 13, 2024, at South Suntreso, Kumasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The burial followed a service at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, South Suntreso. Nana Ama, born on February 17, 1979, in Patase, […]
