Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information has said the government welcomes the RSF report as a baseline reference document against which press freedom in the country may be gauged in the coming years.
Oppong Nkrumah said, “Ghana performed creditably well in three of the five parameters under the new methodology, namely, political context, legal framework and social context. Ghana scored 66%, 81% and 79% in that order.
“It is worthy of note that this rather significant performance amidst a general downgrade is largely due to initiatives such as the passage of the Right to Information Act, the Coordinated Mechanism on Safety of Journalists and the Media Capacity Enhancement Programme.”
In a statement, the minister added that “the government in pursuance of its desire to continuously promote press freedom and safety of journalists, intends to do the underlisted;
- Work in collaboration with the National Media Commission to deepen the execution of the Coordinated Mechanism on the Safety of Journalists.
- Collaborate with stakeholders including Civil Society Organisations in deepening education for State and non-State actors on the safety of journalists
- To address the RSF’s concern about the poor economic conditions of most journalists in the country, government will continue engagements with media associations including media owners to improve the working and economic conditions of journalists.
- Collaborate with stakeholders in the fight against disinformation and spread of fake news
Read the full statement below:
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