J. Fonati Koffa said media institutions should expose and shame false sources. The Deputy Speaker also cautioned Liberian journalists to stop writing or broadcasting false stories to get someone to react purposely to solicit bribes. The Deputy Speaker told Liberian journalists that the obligation to protect or ensure the freedom and independence media falls on everyone’s shoulder, and everybody has a part to play. The Grand Kru County District #2 Representative urged the government to continue on the path of buttressing the effort of media institutions by making sure that debts owed to media institutions or journalists who are public servants must be paid. “Debts owed to media institutions, as a commercial entities, the larger conveyor of goods and services to withhold invoices for (media institutions) for a very long time is to withhold the independence and freedom of the press; so we encourage the government to continue to move along that line in ensuring that arrears in ensuring that arrears are not part of journalist (media institutions) business,” Cllr.

Source: Front Page Africa May 04, 2021 07:52 UTC