A communication and journalism expert, Professor Kwame Karikari, has said the media in Ghana are well-positioned to promote a cohesive and harmonious society in which democracy and the rights of the people thrive.
He said suggestions that the media were promoting tendencies that could plunge the country into war were far-fetched as the facts did not support that position.
“The media cannot cause war; they can create an atmosphere which political forces can manipulate to create chaos or unrest.
“Wherever the media have been instrumental in creating unrest there is always a political force using a section as an instrument and tool to carry out a systematic agenda,” Professor Karikari, who is also the Board Chairman of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), said.
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