{"id":5863,"date":"2021-11-12T15:15:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/journalists-urged-to-report-within-ethics"},"modified":"2021-11-12T15:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:29:15","slug":"journalists-urged-to-report-within-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/journalists-urged-to-report-within-ethics","title":{"rendered":"Journalists urged to report within ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>By Mama A. Touray Journalists have been advised to report within the ethics and code of conduct of The Gambia Press Union amid 2021 electoral cycle to help maintain the longstanding peace and stability of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Advising journalists was the president of the Gambia Press Union, Muhammed S. Bah, speaking against sharing dividing information to the public and described journalists as agent of the public who are oblige to give accurate information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI advise all my fellow journalists to make sure that they report accurately by following the ethics of journalism to have a peaceful, transparent and fair election come December 4th 2021,\u201d he told The Voice exclusively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJournalists should ensure that whatever information they give to the public is not derogatory and it doesn\u2019t spark violence, or hate speech. And they should also ensure that the information flows down well and ensure that any information given to the public it is something that will not create harm to each other,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Alieu Ceesay, a board member of GPU, also talked about roles of journalists especially in this period of election saying \u201cit is very critical that\u2019s why we should be very mindful in the way we report and ensure that our safety comes first.\u201d He said journalists should be fair and balance in their reporting while urged them to always operate within the journalism ethics during reporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur role as journalists is to report accurate, balance, and information as many people are not anticipating a peaceful election and as well fact-check stories to make sure that it is accurate and good for consumption,\u201d Omar Wally, a freelance journalist said.<\/p>\n<p>Yankuba Jallow, president of the Young Journalists Association Gambia, also urged journalists to maintain a peaceful electoral reporting by sending accurate information to the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJournalists have ethics that they need to follow as Gambia Press Union is here to fight our rights, we still have collective responsibilities to deliver professionally because Journalists contribute to the advancement of countries and our write ups can also cause confusion and commotion in our various societies and country at large,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. 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