General News of Wednesday, 12 August 2020Source: Class FMRadio stations responsible for 70 percent of media violence – MFWAPro-party stations such as Power FM and Oman FM recorded the highest violence incidentsRadio stations are the “worst perpetrators of ethical violence” in the media space, the Media Foundation For West Africa (MFWA) has disclosed. According to MFWA, from 15 to 30 June 2020, it “monitored ethical violations on 26 news organisations” made up of 10 Akan-speaking radio stations, 10 newspapers and six news websites. It continued: “Overall, radio stations emerged as the worst perpetrators of ethical violations, accounting for 70% of the violations recorded”. “This is followed by news websites (25%) with Ghanaweb.com as the main culprit, accounting for 12 violations. It is aimed at identifying and highlighting incidents of ethical violations and drawing attention to such breaches to foster adherence to the ethical principles of media organisations.

Source: GhanaWeb August 12, 2020 15:45 UTC