‘Stomach’ journalists, media houses contracted to always defend ‘oppressors’ Shaanxi – Adeti slams Edward Adati
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‘Stomach’ journalists, media houses contracted to always defend ‘oppressors’ Shaanxi – Adeti slams

Investigative journalist with EIB Network, Edward Adeti has taken on media outlets which reported the dismissal of his reportage on the withdrawal of Shaanxi Mining Limited’s registration as a mine support service company by the Minerals Commission of Ghana. Edward Adeti, in his report, suggested that the Chinese mining company has been closed done by the regulatory agency and barred from undertaking any activity relating to mining in the country. But reacting to this in an interview on Dreamz FM’s State of Our Nation, Public Relation Officer of Shaanxi, Maxwell Wooma dismissed the report by Mr. Adeti as misleading. According Mr. Wooma, the company has not been kicked out of the mining business in the country  but rather been given a lease to go into large-scale mining under a new business name and will no longer offer mine support services hence, the decision to withdraw its registration as such. Mr. Wooma’s reaction to the report was subsequently published on dreamzfmonline.com. But Edward Adeti, who is a celebrated journalist, has taken issues with Dreamz FM’s decision to seek the other side of the story and publishing same on its news portal as the ethics of journalism require. He contended that giving Shaanxi Mining Limited a platform to air its side of the story amounts to signing an MoU with the company, which he described as an oppressor, to always jump to its defense against the “oppressed”. “It is because whilst some media practitioners have chosen to stand by the oppressed, some have consciously signed an MoU with the oppressors to always jump to the oppressors’ defense for the obvious reasons,” he said in response to a Facebook user who drew his attention to the report by this news portal. He slammed media outlets and personnel particularly in the Upper East Region for supposedly allowing themselves to be compromised by the company to do its bidding instead of sticking to their core mandate of being the voice of the voiceless. For him, such media outlets and practitioners are another variant of a global pandemic causing havoc in the country and on the continent. He, however, affirmed that he will continue with his diligent and patriotic journalism and will not be perturbed by the activities of such media personnel who are only interested in “filling their bellies” as he believes they will be rewarded according to their deeds on Earth when they die. “It’s another variant of a global ‘pandemic’ more endemic in deprived Africa and for which we are not likely to find an efficient vaccine. Those who are supposed to help build are rather deliberately helping to pull down and to destroy. That is their own cup of coffee; let them continue to fill their bellies; who cares? Everybody’s reward (not award) is waiting in front and they surely will arrive there at the end of their lives. Time changes every day. Nobody is growing younger. Like you concluded, may the Father of Creation just have mercy,” he added. —Dreamsfm Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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I Won’t Take Covid-19 Vaccine With Journalists Today – Manasseh Azure Writes
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I Won’t Take Covid-19 Vaccine With Journalists Today – Manasseh Azure Writes

Last night, I received an invitation from an executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to come for the Covid-19 vaccination today at the Ghana International Press Centre. I asked further questions and I was told that 800 doses of the vaccine provided to Ghana through the Covax initiative have been allocated to journalists. I was excited about the opportunity. I have never bought into the wild conspiracy theories. I have been looking forward to the opportunity to get vaccinated. And here was one! On second thought, however, I decided to decline the invitation so I communicated it to the GJA executive and gave my reason. I’m relatively young and do not have any known underlying health condition. I know many active or retired journalists are old. I also know journalists who are young but have underlying health conditions that make them more susceptible to the vagaries of Covid-19. With the limited doses available, I don’t think it is right to go and get the jab while those who need it more than I may not have the opportunity. Ghana has a population of about 30 million. We took delivery of 600,000 doses from the Covax arrangement. And if each person is to get two doses of the vaccine, then it means we will cover 300,000 people. (I stand to be corrected). I’m eager to get this vaccine to protect myself, my family, and those I come into contact with. But I know there are many people out there–in this case, many journalists–who need it more than I. I’ll wait. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093

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