By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
A University of Ghana lecturer, at the Department of Communication Studies, Dr. Sarah Akrofi-Quarcoe, has been appointed Chairperson of a seven-member committee to review Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards.
Other members of the committee are as follows: Mr. Ebenezer Ampaabeng, Director of Television, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ms. Doreen Hammond, Editor, The Mirror, Mr. A. B. Kafui Kanyi, Deputy News Editor, Ghana News Agency (Member/Secretary), Nana Yaw Kesseh, News Editor, Peace FM, Mr. Fortune Alimi, Executive Editor, Daily Guide Network, and Mr. Latif Abubakar, Programme Manager, Globe Production.
The appointment of Dr. Akrofi-Quarcoe and her team was contained in a Press release issued today Friday, July 22, 2022, in Accra and signed by the President of the association, Mr. Albert Kwabena Dwumfour.
Article 3 (j) of the GJA Constitution 2004 provides: “The Aims and Objectives of the Association shall be to reward and honour outstanding members periodically”.
In that regard, the GJA instituted media awards organized annually to celebrate excellence in journalism by its members. After years of organizing the media awards, it has become necessary to review the flagship programme of the GJA and make it better. A portion of the release stated.
The Committee has a three-week tenure, beginning Monday, July 25, 2022, and it is expected to submit its recommendations to the National Executive of the GJA on or before Monday, August 15, 2022.
The Terms of Reference of the Committee include, but are not limited to, the following:
i. The categories of the awards;
ii. Eligibility criteria for the awards;
iii. Processes of filing entries;
iv. Nature and form of organization of the awards;
v. Prize packages for award winners.
This year’s Awards ceremony is expected to take place in November 2022.
Below is the full release
PRESS RELEASE
Dr Akrofi-Quarcoe Chairs GJA Media Awards Review Committee
The National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has set up a committee to review the GJA Media Awards to make it better, bigger, and more responsive to the needs and expectations of members. The seven-member GJA Media Awards Review Committee is constituted as follows:
i. Dr Sarah Akrofi-Quarcoe, Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana (Chairperson);
ii. Mr Ebenezer Ampaabeng, Director of Television, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (Member);
iii. Ms Doreen Hammond, Editor, The Mirror (Member);
iv. Mr. A. B. Kafui Kanyi, Deputy News Editor, Ghana News Agency (Member/Secretary):
v. Nana Yaw Kesseh, News Editor, Peace FM (Member);
vi. Mr Fortune Alimi, Executive Editor, Daily Guide Network (Member), and
vii. Mr Latif Abubakar, Programme Manager, Globe Production (Member).
Article 3 (j) of the GJA Constitution 2004 provides: “The Aims and Objectives of the Association shall be to reward and honour outstanding members periodically”. In that regard, the GJA instituted media awards organized annually to celebrate excellence in journalism by its members. After years of organizing the media awards, it has become necessary to review the flagship programme of the GJA and make it better.
The Terms of Reference of the Committee include, but not limited to, the following:
i. The categories of the awards;
ii. Eligibility criteria for the awards;
iii. Processes of filing entries;
iv. Nature and form of organization of the awards;
v. Prize packages for award winners.
The Committee has a three-week tenure, beginning Monday, July 25, 2022, and it is expected to submit its recommendations to the National Executive of the GJA on or before Monday, August 15, 2022.
This year’s Awards ceremony will take place in November.
We urge members to accord the Committee the needed support to ensure the success of the task assigned it.
The National Executive of the GJA is eternally grateful to the venerable members for accepting to serve on the GJA Media Awards Review Committee.
Albert Kwabena Dwumfour
(President)