Ahekoo to Our Modern Linguists
Do you have a concern, intent, idea, or juicy news to share?
Or do you have a pressing need to examine, explore or expose something that affects our common good?
Our quest to share, speak or send a message or two to others is vital to our survival.
And to perform this, society designated this function to the modern linguists who mediate and manage the information we read in our tabloids, hear on our radio sets, and see on our Television or the internet and even our smartphones.
The relevance of the Media's work in informing, educating, entertaining, advocating, and invigorating us to take responsible actions toward our development cannot be overlooked. As the people blessed with the presence and skill to pen the first draft of our history, it is instructive to note that their work has a greater influence on a people's mindset as well as on our common future.
While commending our Media practitioners, trainers, and all their associates- technicians, printers, sound engineers, designers, advertisers, and drivers, special mention should be made of the owners and regulators of the space, and schools still committed to ensuring media excellence.
Indeed, the task of “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights” should be re-echoed in our resolve to work towards enhancing effective media excellence.
We cannot touch on media excellence without touching on the welfare of our practitioners. Those shaping the minds and destinies of our society need to be in the right frame of mind and health to enable them to function effectively. That is why beyond the celebration of this International Day for Press Freedom, the leadership of the Inky Fraternity, Owners of the Media Organisation, and the Associations with an interest in protecting the interests of our modern linguists should invest more in training, retaining, and resourcing our media practitioners to practice safely.
For our modern linguists to practice freely, there is a need for the State to assure and ensure that media practitioners operate without fear of being harassed or heckled in the course of their work.
That said, a lot depends on Media practitioners themselves to voice their concerns and take deliberate action to maintain high professional dignity in the discharge of their duties.
It is my prayer and hope that beyond the celebration of this day, there would be much improvement in the media landscape and enhanced welfare of the practitioners.
#InternationalPressFreedomDay
#HumanRights
#ShapingTheFuture
It's me,
Kwesi Yirenkyi Boateng
A linguist from the Village Republic
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