ACCRA, June 29, 2020 (GJA) – THE Ethics & Disciplinary Council (EDC) of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has developed a strategic plan to guide its operations and calling for more powers to discharge its mandate firmly.

The strategic plan focuses on promoting high ethical and professional standards among journalists and other media practitioners.

The document titled ‘Strategic Direction of the Ethics and Disciplinary Council of the Ghana Journalists Association’ highlights the vision, mission and goals of the EDC, as well as some key challenges of the media industry in Ghana and how to navigate them.

It was developed five months after the inauguration of the EDC and, according to the Council Chairman, Col Mbawine Atintande, “this is our humble contribution to how we want GJA to be”.

Col Atintande, who presented the strategic plan to the National Executive of the GJA at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra Monday, called for an amendment of the GJA Constitution to prolong the tenure of the Council and make it more independent.

He said such amendment would strengthen the EDC and enable it to discharge its mandate more effectively.

The GJA President, Affail Monney, thanked members of the EDC for the good job done and their dedication to duty.

He said the National Executive would study the document and ensure the full implementation of its objectives.

Other members of the Ethics & Disciplinary Council of the GJA are Ebo Quansah, General Manager of Ghanaian Chronicle; Ellen Avorgbedor, former Central Regional Director of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation; Nanabanyin Dadson, former Editor of Graphic Showbiz, and Osei Kwadwo, private legal practitioner and lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.

The Council has Seth J. Bokpe of theghanareport.com as Secretary.



SIGNED:
Kofi Yeboah
(General Secretary)