Dr. Cassell made these comments when he served as keynote speaker at the 56th anniversary celebration of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) held in Tubmanburg, Bomi County on Wednesday, September 30. “As you come together to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), let this day be marked as the sound of the ‘Trumpet Call to Duty. He urged Liberian journalists to renew the public’s faith and hope in the media, through unified voices and platforms. Prior to the initiation of political ownership of the media in Liberia, the Journalism profession was respectable and enviable. In Liberia some of the Journalists are now captive in political rivalry that is running the media at the service of politicians”.

Source: Front Page Africa October 01, 2020 07:18 UTC