Monrovia, Feb. 27 (LINA) – The Deputy Speaker of the 54th National Legislature, Representative Prince K. Moye, is urging Liberian journalists to be more professional in their reportage.
Speaking in Gbarnga over the weekend at a program marking the groundbreaking for the construction of the headquarters of Kwaketeh Radio, Deputy Speaker Moye said journalists must at all times balance their stories by looking at all sides in line with their professional ethics.
He further urged journalists not to be carried away by public sentiments, noting that factual reporting helps journalists along the way to safeguard their personal and institutional integrity.
Meanwhile, the Bong County lawmaker has recommitted himself to supporting the work of the media which, according to him, brought him to prominence today.
He disclosed that Radio Gbatala in Yelekolleh District has been off the air because of lack of transmitter, noting that with the collaboration of former Bong County lawmaker G. Samuel Bondo, the radio will get a new transmitter from Italy soon.
Deputy Speaker Moye pledged 100 bags of cement, 3,000 pieces of cement blocks, L$100,000 and zinc that will be required to roof the new building when erected.
Speaking to a team of journalists, the founder of Kwatekeh Radio and Correspondent for
State-owned radio LBS, Mr. Papa Morris, put the cost of the project at over US$34,700.
Morris disclosed that the land for the project was donated by the County to the station through the offices of suspended Superintendent Esther Yamah Walker and Gbarnga City Mayor Madam Lucia Herbert.