MTN Ghana has organized a
two-day fact-checking training workshop for over 100 journalists across the
country in a bid to promote accurate and reliable reporting. The training, held
through both in-person and virtual sessions, aimed to equip journalists from
public and private media organizations with the latest technological tools to
verify information and ensure accuracy.
Facilitated by Rabiu
Alhassan, Executive Director for FactSpace West Africa, the training delved
into the nuances of disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation.
Participants gain valuable insights into the importance of
fact-checking in the digital age, where information spreads rapidly, and the
consequences of inaccurate reporting can be severe.
In an opening remarks,
the Senior Manager Corporate Communications at MTN Ghana, Georgina Asare
Fiagbenu, reiterated MTN Ghana's commitment to building the capacity of
journalists to enable them to carry out their work professionally. She
emphasized the importance of fact-checking, urging journalists to embrace it as
it will help them provide factual and accurate information to their audiences.
The President of MTN
Media Republic, Nana Appiah Acquaye, also expressed his appreciation to his
colleagues for taking time out of their busy schedules to participate in the
training sessions. He believed that the training would have a positive impact
not only on participants but also on their respective news organizations.
Lead facilitator Rabiu
Alhassan took participants through the various phases of fact-checking,
encouraging journalists to continue practicing what they had learned from the
training to stay abreast with trends within the fact-checking field.
The training forms part
of MTN Ghana's Media Republic Connect Series, which aims to foster a
collaborative relationship between the media and the telecommunications
company. By investing in the development of journalists, MTN Ghana is helping
to build a stronger, more informed media landscape, ultimately benefiting the
citizens of Ghana.
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
