General News of Monday, 21 October 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comSama Richard is WAMECA 2019 overall best journalistSama Richard was adjudged the 2019 WAMECA best journalistSama T. H Richard from Burkina Faso has been adjudged the 2019 West African journalist at the just ended West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA). The awards were in seven categories: Telecommunication and ICT award, Human Right, Health, SDGs, Business and SME, Anti-Corruption and Investigative reporting. Guest Speaker for the event and Commissioner of South Africa, Pansy Tlakula urged Journalist should re-commit to the code of ethics in this era of fake news. Let's go back to the ethics of reporting truthfully, of reporting objectively, of giving the other side the right to reply." She also noted that the unlucrative nature of journalism as a profession was driving many into several other fields of professions.

Source: GhanaWeb October 21, 2019 03:00 UTC