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NMC commends New Times Corporation
Accra, Jan. 17, GNA - Mr Paul Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman of the
National Media Commission, (NMC) on Wednesday commended the
New Times Corporation (NTC) for using its newspapers to
address social issues affecting ordinary Ghanaians.
"The success you have achieved with the social outlook of
your papers, ‘The Ghanaian Times’ and ‘The Spectator’ has
challenged the apocryphal notion that the people of Ghana
are only interested in political news.
"You have demonstrated that with good treatment and
excellent professional touch, social stories will interest
the nation, Mr Adu-Gymafi said at the inauguration of the
New Times Corporation's Board of Directors, which is under
the chairmanship of Professor Kwesi Yankah.
The Chairman of the NMC said: "Perhaps the most important
contribution you focussed on has made to governance
discourse is the subtle redefinition of the concept 'State'
in a State-owned paper.
"You have wittingly demonstrated that the State is broader
than the Government and, therefore, the best enterprise of a
State-owned paper cannot be concentrated on government
propaganda.
"In short, you have argued that the people
matter.....Continue to lead the nation's search for answers
to the social problems that confront us," Mr Adu-Gyamfi
said.
He advised the Board to address the welfare concerns of the
staff and to work hard to maintain standards.
Prof Kwesi Yankah, Board Chairman, said there was the need
to improve the technical capacity of the staff to cope with
the complex technology in the world of publishing, printing
and information technology.
He urged the Government to intervene and undertake a major
recapitalization exercise of the corporation to transform
the physical infrastructure.
He said as the nation marked its 50th anniversary, the
biggest priority of any State-owned media organization was
to be committed to national development.
"Each step taken by the media; stories featured in the media
and the editorials we write ought to be constantly guided by
questions of national development," he said.
Other members of the board are Togbe Avudzega Soga; Mrs
Harriet Amoah; Mr Anthony Ekow Dadzie and Mr Derby Amissah-Arthur.
The rest are Mr Eddie Adiin Yansah; Mrs Genevieve Haruna;
Squadron Leader De-Graft Elionah (rtd) and the Managing
Director of the Corporation.
GNA
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