Ghana Journalists Association

The Ghana Journalists Association is the umbrella organization to which all journalists in Ghana belong. The current President is Mr Affail Monney.

Founded in 1949, the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has become the umbrella organization representing Ghanaian Journalists. It is registered as a professional association and listed as one of several bodies on the board of the National Media Commission.

In its activities GJA tends to achieve higher professional standards, to promote and defend press freedom and to create solidarity among Ghanaian journalists and with other journalists both in Ghana and abroad.

To realize these objectives GJA organizes educational programmes, workshops, seminars and lectures on issues relevant to media development and growth.

(Adopted by the National Council of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) at Sunyani on July 27, 1994).

The GJA Code of Ethics has been drawn up as a ready guide and is applicable to members of the association in the state-owned media, private media and local freelance journalists.

The code provides a frame of reference to the National Executive and the Disciplinary Committee and members of the association when it becomes necessary to initiate disciplinary action against any member who flouts any Article of the Code.

The code is meant to ensure that members adhere to the highest ethical standards, professional competence and good behaviour in carrying out their duties.

As the fourth estate of the realm, the public expect the media to play their watchdog role. They should do this with a high sense of responsibility without infringing on the rights of individuals and the society in general.

ARTICLE 1: PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO TRUE INFORMATION

The duty of every journalist is to write and report the truth, bearing in mind his/her duty to serve the public. The public have the right to unbiased, accurate, balanced and comprehensive information as well as express themselves freely through the media. A journalist should make adequate enquiries and cross-check his/her facts.

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