General News of Tuesday, 15 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comHelp to de-escalate growing tension – MFWA to mediaPresident Akufo-Addo (L) and John MahamaThe Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has said it is deeply concerned about inflammatory and inciting content on the ongoing disagreements about the 2020 elections that are being published by the mainstream media. “So far, the Ghanaian media have played a crucial role in the 2020 electioneering process despite the isolated cases of unprofessional conduct by a few media organisations. Ghanaians have relied on the media for information and education about the electoral process, voting process, collation, and declaration of results,” the Foundation said in a statement. We further wish to remind the Ghanaian media fraternity of how unprofessional, partisan actions of media organisations and journalists have resulted in violence and ruined peace in some countries,” the MFWA stated. The Foundation called on media organisations and journalists to strive towards easing the growing tension by being circumspect in what they publish or broadcast.

Source: GhanaWeb December 15, 2020 14:48 UTC