Gayheart Mensah, an aspiring candidate for the presidency of the Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA), has said professional development and continuous capacity building for journalists would be one of his main pursuits if elected as president of the association.
He was speaking during a meeting with members of the GJA from the Volta Region in Ho. He was in the region to share his vision with the journalists and also share his campaign message, which is captured under the slogan “Power-Up”.
He said emerging trends and the continuous advances in technology make it imperative for journalists to constantly seek to remodel their approaches and reposition themselves to be able to function effectively.
“Whilst constantly learning in order to keep pace with the trends and advances that are impacting the practice of journalism, we must also consider the innovations and ways of working that can stand the professional practice of journalism, particularly in these days of citizen journalism,” he said.
Mensah pledged to the members of the association to explore all potential avenues of partnership and funding to support the roll out of intensive and extensive capacity building programme for both current and potential members of the association.
Professional development
He was of the view that the GJA should offer a comprehensive and attractive set of benefits to its members, one of which ought to be professional development. “This is one way to mitigate the apathy and lack of interest in the activities of the GJA”.
The aspirant went on to explain the other components of his Power-Up campaign slogan. He promised to set the GJA on a path to being better organised, introduce a package of welfare initiatives for members, empower the association to participate in critical national conversations and restore respect for the practice of journalism.
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