19th April, 2016

The Daily Graphic writes on the need for the media to exercise caution in reporting on matters of national security. The paper says despite the freedom being enjoyed by the media, it does not give room to relegate the ethics of the profession, to the background. The paper makes reference to a recent publication of a leaked intelligence document detailing a terrorist attack on Ghana as one instance where Ghanaian journalists needed the utmost circumspection because the information bothered on national security. It says though the media houses are in competition as to which of them becomes the first to break the news, it is its belief that unlike social media which churns out anything and everything to the public, the traditional media go far above that. It is in this regard that the paper calls on the media to be mindful of their content and publications in order to maintain the peace of the country. 

The Ghanaian Times says it is lust for power that has generated a culture of entitlement in the country, whereby some people consider themselves as ordained for leadership positions. It says these are the people who consider politics as a do or die affair and would stop at nothing to achieve their ambitions. The Times believes it is about time the nation made such people realise that power is derived from the citizenry and they are thus expected to serve. 

The Daily Heritage is amazed at how some elders in society who ought to know better still make reckless pronouncements especially in an election year. It says such people should take a cue from the Rwandan civil war and the thousands of lives that were lost because of one such reckless statement. The paper cautions every Ghanaian especially politicians to guard their tongues. 

GBC