Mark Okraku-Mantey has raised serious concerns over what he believes is the growing trend of journalists sliding seamlessly into political roles-despite previously claiming neutrality. "My people who are taking the positions, congrats to all of them," he said on Joy FM monitored by MyNewsGh, before making a sharp turn. "I tell my own people that when they were bashing us, I kept telling my own people that the media today is not as neutral as it makes us feel." Without naming names, he alluded to recent appointments of prominent media personalities into government roles, noting the inconsistency in how these moves are publicly received. "You see media people who are taking positions.
But when they were on, they said we're neutral.
Yes." He used the example of Kojo Oppong Nkrumah to draw a contrast. "I know somebody who said Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. "But Oppong Nkrumah left Joy FM for years.
Stayed at home, did his private business before he showed his face for politics." "But today you see people who just leave media house, they're taking positions.
