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02 Dec

2024 Election: Media To Have Unrestricted Access To Regional, Constituency Collation Centers – GJA

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The President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has given assurance that the media will be granted unlimited access to cover the presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, 2024. According to him, they have had recent discussions with the Electoral Commission (EC), during which the decision was made to rescind the initial restriction on media access to the regional and constituency collation centers, which was limited to 12 journalists, according to a report by citinewsroom.com. Dwumfour also disclosed that the Electoral Commission will offer 4,500 accreditations to the media for coverage of the results collation centers at the regional levels. “We…

13 Feb

US Embassy Partners GJA To Promote Peaceful Elections

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Fumesua (Ash), Jan.11, GNA – The United States Embassy is supporting the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to implement a 10-month project aimed at promoting peace before, during and after the 2024 general election. Dubbed: “Journalists for Peaceful Discourse”, the project seeks to create peaceful platforms within the media space where issues would be discussed dispationately. Selected journalists across the country are being trained to promote violence-free and credible elections under the project, which is on the theme: “Promoting Peaceful Journalistic Media Platforms Ahead of Elections 2024.” One such training has been held at Fumesua in the Ashanti Region, attended by…

22 Dec

Executive Chairman Of KGL Group Inspires GJA To Continue Upholding Its Quality Leadership

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The Executive Chairman of KGL Group and current Chairman of GIPC, Mr. Alex Dadey during the GJA Annual Dinner has encouraged the leaders of the Ghana Journalists Association to continue its commitment to ensuring quality leadership as the 4th Estate of Ghana's multi-party democracy and governance processes. According to Mr. Alex Dadey, "he holds the belief that the media are not tools to be wielded when in power but a conduit to the space where informed decisions are made based on facts presented, in essence participating in discourse and contributing to the decision making process". Mr. Alex Dadey, went on…

03 Oct

GJA Gives Date For 2020 AGM

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GJA Gives Date For 2020 AGM Posted on The National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association has announced that this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, October 23, 2020, at the Ghana International Press Centre. The Meeting is in pursuant to Article 34(a) (ii) of the GJA Constitution, which is the highest decision-making body of the Association, to be convened by the Natinal Executive in the first quarter of each year. The meeting was postponed to October 23, 2020, due to the imposition of COVID-19 restrictions by the President Akufo-Addo, in March 2020, and in the desire…