The American Corner in Kumasi in conjunction with the US Embassy Ghana, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and Dubawa (an online news outlet) have organised a two-day workshop for media personnel in Kumasi.
The workshop focused on how journalists would be circumspect in the dissemination of information prior, during and after the December 7 elections.
The American Corner is an educational and cultural center that is open to the general public to acquire knowledge and also collaborate with like-minded individuals. The American Corner is supported by the U.S. Embassy Ghana.
The two-day workshop, which commenced yesterday (October 17) will end today (October 18, 2024) under the
theme: “Building the Electoral Information Literacy and Fact-Checking Skills of Tertiary Students and Journalists”.
The workshop was designed in several modules, such as Media and Information Literacy, Understanding Information Disorder, Fact-Checking, among others to help participants in their reportage.
It also taught participants to verify their “Source and Content” before publication, and also how to differentiate between “credible news and information disorder (fake news)” with much emphasis on the fact that “information disorder “is disruptive.
The participants were urged to be fact-checkers, and also fast-check their news before publication.
Among the facilitators of the workshop were Nana Kwadwo Jantuah, Nhyira FM and Nathan Tetteh Gadugah, Dubawa.
