Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, the Chief Justice of Ghana inaugurated the Judicial Press Corps with a wake up call on journalists to manifest professionalism and equip themselves with the rudiments of court reporting for accurate reportage and effective public education.
At ceremony held in Accra, the 27-member press corps was sworn in as recognised journalists for the coverage of cases related to the court and court processes in the country.
Speaking at the inauguration and the launch of a handbook to aid the work of the reporters, Justice Anin Yeboah said the formation of the press corps was another chapter in the relationship between the Judiciary and the media.
Citizens informed
According to him, media practitioners around the world performs a necessary role of updating citizens in order to keep their leaders in check, make informed choices and participate in decision making.
For this reason, the work of the media, he noted, was critical for the survival of democracy, observing that “without the media freely practising their craft, no democracy would survive”.
Justice Anin Yeboah noted that in as much as the freedom of the media needed to be recognised and protected as enshrined in the constitution, journalists must guide themselves with the knowledge of how the court system operated.
He was, therefore, hopeful that the handbook for journalists would help the press corps and all members of the media that have interest in court reporting.
Changes in media
The Chief Justice acknowledged the changes that had occurred in the media over the years through the use of technology, which made the media more dynamic with several exciting prospects.
“None of us could have predicted that a media house could be literally launched with nothing more than 5 inches of glass and plastic and come to reach millions of people”, he indicated.
Advising the press corps to be accurate in their court reportage, Justice Anin Yeboah said: “When information which is not true about pending cases is spread about the judiciary, it undermines trust in our work and eats away the very foundations of our republic”.
The Judiciary, he said, required that information about the institution be accurate and handled with utmost care, and should not deceive the public.
Justice Anin Inaugurates Judicial Press Corp On November 16, 2021.
Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, the Chief Justice of Ghana inaugurated the Judicial Press Corps with a wake up call on journalists to manifest professionalism and equip themselves with the rudiments of court reporting for accurate reportage and effective public education.
At ceremony held in Accra, the 27-member press corps was sworn in as recognised journalists for the coverage of cases related to the court and court processes in the country.
Speaking at the inauguration and the launch of a handbook to aid the work of the reporters, Justice Anin Yeboah said the formation of the press corps was another chapter in the relationship between the Judiciary and the media.
Citizens informed
According to him, media practitioners around the world performs a necessary role of updating citizens in order to keep their leaders in check, make informed choices and participate in decision making.
For this reason, the work of the media, he noted, was critical for the survival of democracy, observing that “without the media freely practising their craft, no democracy would survive”.
Justice Anin Yeboah noted that in as much as the freedom of the media needed to be recognised and protected as enshrined in the constitution, journalists must guide themselves with the knowledge of how the court system operated.
He was, therefore, hopeful that the handbook for journalists would help the press corps and all members of the media that have interest in court reporting.
Changes in media
The Chief Justice acknowledged the changes that had occurred in the media over the years through the use of technology, which made the media more dynamic with several exciting prospects.
“None of us could have predicted that a media house could be literally launched with nothing more than 5 inches of glass and plastic and come to reach millions of people”, he indicated.
Advising the press corps to be accurate in their court reportage, Justice Anin Yeboah said: “When information which is not true about pending cases is spread about the judiciary, it undermines trust in our work and eats away the very foundations of our republic”.
The Judiciary, he said, required that information about the institution be accurate and handled with utmost care, and should not deceive the public.
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