Prof Audrey Gadzekpo, a celebrated media and communication scholar, has urged the media to be extra vigilant in mitigating information that could affect the overall goal of achieving a peaceful environment in Ghana, particularly as Ghana is in an election year.
The media scholar, who is also a board member of the West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR), explained that with the emergence of online and new media, there is greater responsibility on the media to ensure that it works to curtail mis and disinformation.
She made this known while speaking at the WADR Democracy and Governance Forum on the theme, "Strengthening Democratic Processes: Ghana's Preparedness for Free, Fair, and Transparent Elections." "I want to urge the media to be extra vigilante in mitigating information as it can lead to violence and undermine our quest as the beacon of democracy in Africa.
Elections alone do not make a democracy but it is essential to it," she stated.