In a bid to promote peace and stability in the Upper East Region, journalists from the region have pledged to use their platforms to project peaceful messages. Apexnewsgh reports This commitment was made during a training workshop organized by the USAID AGREE Activity, which focused on conflict-sensitive reporting, the causes of conflict, and how to handle conflicts as media practitioners. The workshop, facilitated by Albert Sore, provided a platform for journalists to share their individual views and knowledge on conflict and how to avoid it. Participants at the training workshop were also given the opportunity to engage with officials from USAID AGREE Activity, who threw their support behind the journalists and challenged them to come up with innovative ideas to achieve the project’s goals by March 2026. As part of the media engagement, journalists were taken through a fact-checking process and introduced to various tools to help them unravel misinformation and disinformation. The importance of checking headlines and publications for hate speech, a major cause of conflict, was also emphasized. However, at the end of the workshop, the journalists had gained valuable insights into conflict-sensitive reporting and were equipped with the necessary skills to promote peace and stability in the region. Source: Apexnewsgh.com

Mr. Muminu Mutaru, Deputy Chief of Party for USAID AGREE Activity, has emphasized the importance of collaboration and responsible journalism in his opening speech at a training workshop for journalists in the Upper East Region to counter hate speech, misinformation and Conflict sensitive reporting. Apexnewsgh reports He highlighted the successful collaboration between the USAID AGREE Activity and the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in organizing a Training of Trainers (TOT) for journalist across the regions of the North in the Upper West Region and a subsequent step-down training in Bolgatanga. Mr. Mutaru acknowledged the crucial role played by GJA executives in selecting representatives from the Upper East region for the TOT. He expressed appreciation for the GJA’s ongoing support and commitment to shared goals. The training aimed to equip journalists with skills to maintain peace and avoid harm through hate speech, misinformation, and conflict-sensitive reporting, especially with the 2024 elections approaching. Source: Apexnewsgh.com