General News of Friday, 23 October 2020Source: GNADo not speak when angry - NMC ChairmanYaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Chairman, National Media CommissionMr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Chairman, National Media Commission (NMC), has advised media practitioners and the public, particularly political actors and activists, to be mindful of their utterances. Because when you are very angry and you want to talk, everything that you say may not be palatable.”The NMC Chairman was addressing a workshop organised by the National Peace Council and the National Media Commission, with support from the Danish International Development Agency, in Accra. The workshop validated draft Guidelines on Hate Speech, a document intended to assist the media and those engaging the media to identify hate speech and curb it. The Guidelines on Hate Speech, when finally launched, will thus help to bring discipline in public communication. “Hate speech is in itself an attack on tolerance, inclusion, diversity and the very essence of our human rights norms and principles,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb October 23, 2020 02:37 UTC