Be aggressive in multimedia space Information Minister advises New Times Corporation
April 30, 2021
The
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has admonished the New Times Corporation (NTC) to chart a path in the digital and online space so it will remain competitive in the fast-evolving media landscape.
“You have to get aggressive in the online and digital space. Though your content may still be the best, if you don’t take advantage of today’s technology and get ahead of the curve in the online and digital space, you will be overtaken by those with the leadership in that space,” he said.
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Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the National Media Commission (NMC) has powers to ban the airing of certain programmes on television despite the absence of a broadcasting law.
He said the Commission has powers to work in conjunction with key regulators like the National Communications Authority (NCA) to clamp down on some of the content being churned out on television.
He was speaking on
TV3/
3FM on Saturday, April 10 during discussions regarding the killing of an 11-year-old by some teenagers in Kasoa for money rituals.
Minister condemns attacks on journalists during election processes
The Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has condemned the verbal and physical attacks on some media personnel in relation to the recent December 7 elections.
The development, he said, impeded the freedom and independence of the media in the discharge of their duties, as it also threatened the rule of law and democratic processes.
“Perpetrators of such acts must be made to face the full rigours of the law to enable journalists to be safe in carrying out their duties without fear or favour,” he noted.
Some Ghanaian media personnel were subjected to verbal and physical attacks during the recent Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, a development which tends to taint the country’s reputation as regards freedom of the media.