The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabe­na Dwumfour, has stressed the commitment of the association to promote responsible journalism in the era of technological transfor­mation. He explained that, while the association would push for the protection of media freedom, there was the need for media practitioners to guard against pub­lication of defamatory or false information. "It is on the basis of this conviction that we have always stressed the need for journalists and other media practitioners to exhibit responsibility in the exercise of freedom of expression," he said. Mr Dwumfour said this during a seminar organised by the Univer­sity of Education, Winneba De­partment of Journalism and Media Studies, in collaboration with the School of Communication and Media Studies and the Ghana Jour­nalists Association (GJA). On the theme: "75 years of excellence in journalism: The impact of journalism education on the future of journalism practice in Ghana", the event brought togeth­er media scholars, journalists and student journalists. The Head of Journalism and Media Studies Department, Dr Gifty Appiah-Adjei, in her remarks, underscored the impor­tance of bridging the gap between industry and academia in order to ensure holistic training of student journalists.