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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Professor Benjamin J. B. Nyarko, Board Chairman, Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), has urged journalists to ensure accuracy when reporting nuclear power technology.<\/b><\/p>\n

He asked them to research properly and choose words appropriately to avoid misinformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the nuclear field, one word that you use wrongly, destabilises everything. So, you should choose your words correctly,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n

Prof Nyarko said this in Accra, at a three-day media workshop organised by the NPG in collaboration Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).<\/p>\n

The training, an annual event, was organised for selected journalists in Accra.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s edition was on the theme: \u201cShaping the Perception of Nuclear Power Technology in Ghana; the Media Factor\u201d.<\/p>\n

Prof Nyarko entreated media practitioners to apply themselves diligently, pay attention to details, and be persistent to attain professional excellence.<\/p>\n

He said nuclear power technology had diverse aspects, which required journalists to specialise.<\/p>\n

Specialising in specific areas, he said, would enable journalists to do in-depth stories to enrich the public\u2019s understanding of nuclear issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership with the media is that in all these issues, we want to get media experts who will speak to it, who will write about it, and talk about it so that people will understand,\u201d Prof Nyarko said.<\/p>\n

He urged the participants to consistently avail themselves for future workshops to build expertise in the nuclear field.<\/p>\n

Dr Archibold Buah-Kwofie, Deputy Director, Nuclear Power Institute (NPI), Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, assured that the Institute would always be ready to provide the needed information to help journalists educate and inform the public.<\/p>\n

Professor Seth K. Debrah, Director, NPI, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, urged journalists to do more follow-ups and probe more into the issues on nuclear power technology to help Ghana succeed in its nuclear power project.<\/p>\n

Mrs Beatrice Asamani Savage, Head of Editorial, said the journalists\u2019 role in promoting nuclear energy should be seen as a national assignment that called for patriotism.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the opportunity to revive our patriotism and join efforts to move our nation forward. That will be our contribution to save the next generation of Ghanaians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot change our fortunes until we industrialise and having energy that is stable, reliable, affordable, and clean is the way to go,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Mr Emmanuel Opare Djan, National Organiser, Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG),<\/p>\n

expressed gratitude to the oraginsers of the workshop.<\/p>\n

He added that: \u201cWhen the energy sector is producing cheap source of power, it will help us to produce at competitive price, reduce cost of production, save money, create wealth, and employ more people so that we also contribute towards national development.\u201d<\/p>\n

The training programme included a writing competition that saw participants put in stories on nuclear power, with special awards from the NPG Board Chairman.<\/p>\n

Mrs Christabel Addo, Senior Editor, also from GNA came third, whilst Mr Jerry John Akornor, Chief Editor, African Editors, came fourth.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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