All Journalists Must Be Like Anas– Dr. Oppong – STORY BY - Daniel Kwaku Bampoe

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PRESIDENT of Distinguished Scholars of Africa (DISTINSA], Dr. Nana Oppong, has stated that, Anas Amerayaw Anas is credible undercover investigate reporter, therefore, he tasked all International Standard Journalists to put whatever they have learnt into practice to raise the standards of journalism in the country.

“You can be an Anas in your field of journalism, just make sure your reportage is accurate, reliable and credible,” he stated.

Dr. Nana Oppong, made these known, when his outfit through, the Distinguished Scholars of Africa (DISTINSA) in collaborations with Data Link Institute organized a free workshop; International Standard Certification Journalism Program (ISJ) for some selected journalists in Media at the Accra International Conference center over the weekend.

According to him, Journalism as a profession has become very competitive and that those who reach the top do so as a direct consequence of being learned in the field, adding that, in a world of increasing globalization, sufficient knowledge of ELIPS is key to productive engagement in journalism. 

 

Dr. Oppong, posited that, the best journalists tend to be those persons with significant knowledge in many fields including the Economics, Law, Intelligence, Politics and Society which is ELIPS in particular.

The program’s goal was to ensure effective capacity building of journalists in the sub-region towards greater professional competencies for continuous national and international competitiveness in journalism.

Journalists who attended the ISJ program were been recognized as International Standards Journalists certified. By also enjoy advantages such as, enhanced competence leading to national, international competitiveness and professionalism, prestige as well as employment and networking opportunities among others.

Journalists who graduated from the ISJ program are expected to be more enlightened, learned, smarter, professional and more competitive than the others.

The certification in international standards journalism is part of the learned heart programs of the Distinguished Scholars of Africa and Data Link Institute for strategic capacity-building of journalism and support for enhanced democracy in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa.

 

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