Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is organizing a one-day workshop on the impact of new/social media on development, scheduled for Tuesday, 19th April 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at the Ghana International Press Centre, under the theme: "The Role of New/Social Media in the Promotion of Press Freedom". The workshop is part of GJA's celebration of the 2011 World Press Freedom Day on May 3, which is under the theme: "21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers".
Chairperson – Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, Chairman, National Media Commission (NMC)
Welcome Remarks – Mr. Ransford Tetteh, GJA President
Speakers/Topics
The State of Social Media -Global overview and The Frontiers and Barriers to Social Media - Ms. Myra Michele Brown U.S. Embassy
Challenges to Journalistic Standards in a Digital Age -Kwami Ahiabenu,II www.penplusbytes.org
Professor Linus Abraham, Director, NAFTI
Media Laws and Regulations in a Digital Age -Mr. Berifi Apenteng, NMC
Mrs. Abena Asafu-Adjei - Director of Legal Services, NCA National Communication Authority (NCA)
Social Media: the Gender Challenges- Ms. Dorothy Gordon D-G, Kofi Annan International IT Centre
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