GJA ethics and disciplinary council develops strategic plan

The Ghana Journalists Association’s Ethics and Disciplinary Council has developed a strategic plan to guide its operations as the country draws closer to its 2020 polls.

The council has also called for more powers to discharge its mandate firmly.

The strategic plan developed by the council 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 GJA’ 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.

The strategic plan was developed five months after the inauguration.

The Council’s Chairman, Col Mbawine Atintande (retd.), said the document was a representation of how they wanted the umbrella body of Ghanaian journalists to be.

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

He said such an amendment would strengthen the EDC and enable it 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.

Members of the Council

Other members of the Ethics and  Disciplinary Council are Ebo Quansah, General Manager of The 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 its Secretary.