Source:GJA

ACCRA, October 26, 2024 (GJA)–The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) reminds all media houses across the country interested in covering this year’s Presidential and Parliamentary Elections to apply for accreditation now. The deadline is 5pm, Thursday, October 31, 2024. The accreditation is mandatory for journalists and other media practitioners to access polling stations, collation centres and other election-related areas.

Accreditation Requirements
To apply, media houses in Greater Accra and Foreign Media must submit compiled list of their reporters who will be assigned to cover the elections indicating Names, Media House, Region, Contact Number and a standard passport size photograph using the earlier advertised template to the Ghana Journalists Association at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra.

Media houses in other regions should submit their application documents to the GJA Regional Chairpersons in their respective regions for onward submission to GJA National Office in Accra.

Details of the reporters and crew should be submitted in soft copy and must be in Times New Roman format and font size of 12.

GJA also encourages Journalists and media houses to strictly adhere to Guidelines on Election Coverage to ensure fair, accurate, and balanced reporting before during and after the elections. These guidelines include:

-Access to Media: Fair opportunities for presentation and discussion of parties manifestoes and offering equal platforms to the political parties and candidates.

-Accuracy and Fairness: Cross-checking information and avoiding hearsay.
-Avoiding Conflict and Prejudice: Refraining from views that promote social, ethnic, religious and political conflict or violence.

-Issues-Based Coverage: Promoting issue-based discussions and analysis of manifestoes.
For enquiries relating to the accreditation reach out to the National Organising Secretary Mr. Dominic Hlordzi who is the National Coordinator on 0208366615 / 0598825581.
Thank you.

Albert Kwabena Dwumfour
President