KUC, GJA Formalize Partnership To Train Journalists

Knutsford University College(KUC), a private tertiary institution located at East Legon with the sole aim of training students in courses including nursing, medicine, computer science, and journalism has formalized its partnership with the  Ghana Journalist Association(GJA).

The partnership is to train journalists and nonjournalists to better understand the media's watchdog role and demonstrate commitment to safeguarding the sanctity of the country's peace.
He explained that the courses offered by the school were carefully selected and tailored to the industry.

The decision for the courses offered in the school he added, was to enable the easy transfer of knowledge gained in the classroom to industry.
The partnership which took place last Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the school, according to the President of the University, Professor Anthony Ahiawodzi was necessary to establish a partnership with GJA in building the capacity of GJA members with corresponding efforts at promoting the University through various media platforms.

Addressing the press at a short but important ceremony, Professor Ahiawodi observed that the partnership, being the first of its kind and historic amongst other things was aim preserving the tenets of democracy through prudent journalistic practice to forestall possible future disturbances through misleading reportage. 

Recalling the unfortunate happenings that occurred in Rwanda, he stressed the role played by the media which triggered the unwarranted genocide warning, "It must not be repeated".

The KUC President underscored the urgent demand for competent media practitioners to serve the needs of society.

In view of the above, Professor Ahiawodi justified the moral behind his outfit's resolution for the partnership thus calling on journalists and nonjournalists to enroll for a semester-long but only on Fridays which will start in February 2022.
Making a statement at the ceremony, the President, of the Ghana Journalist Association(GJA), Dr. Affail Monney stressed that the media is oxygen for democracy without which the democracy might be suffocated therefore journalists ought to sustain its circumspection.

He said the media, being  the oxygen for democracy could be likened to an abattoir or flood adding, "We have the responsibility to call out the actions, inactions, duty bearers, social commentators and ordinary citizens to be measured in their dealings."

He said events in Burkina Faso, Mali could have an impact on the media in Ghana because we live in a global world and that would be a slap on democracy.

" Indeed, the media can sow seeds of instability by the reckless use of the power they wield", he cautioned.

He warned journalists to be extra careful and circumspect in their reportage to ensure the preservation and sustenance of the country's democracy.