The Press Corps, which is a media group that covers activities of the NDC Party, has appealed to its members to eschew misinformation and disinformation in their line of work.
According to the group, misinformation and disinformation remains a threat to media particularly the online, hence the need to remain responsible and ethical devoid of Misinformation.
This came to light at a training Workshop organized by the Press Corps for its members on Tuesday May 19, 2026 in Accra under the theme “Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation: The Role of the media”.
In a welcome address, the Co-Chair of the NDC Press Corps, Mr. Michael Petit Mawugbe (Efo Mawugbe) reminded members about the ethics and standards that govern the profession and urged them to stay away from misinformation and disinformation whilst maintaining professionalism at all times.
He explained that the Workshop has been necessitated by the sudden rise of misinformation and disinformation in the media particularly the online or social media.
“We are here today because the way we share and receive information has changed faster than our ability to verify it. A single message, a single image, a single voice note can travel across Ghana in minutes. Most of it connects us, informs us, and helps us hold power to account. But when false or deliberately misleading information spreads, it does more than confuse. It erodes trust, distorts public debate, and in some cases, puts lives and livelihoods at risk”, the NDC Press Corps Co- Chair emphasized.
The Co-Chair who is also the President of the Online Publishers Association of Ghana (OPAG), revealed that 2024 Global Risk Report ranked misinformation and Disinformation as top most global threat emphasizing the need for all media Practitioners and members of the NDC Press Corps, to put their shoulders to the wheel to stop misinformation and Disinformation.
“This forum is not about pointing fingers. It is about taking responsibility—together. The media has a central role because we are often the first point of contact between a claim and the public. Our choices on what to publish, how to verify, and how to correct shape what thousands of people believe”, Efo Mawugbe stressed.
He later appealed to government and leadership of NDC to prioritize the welfare of the group by supporting and empowering members to continue the yeoman’s job.
Patron of the Group, Comrade Godwin Ako Gunn commended members of Press Corps for standing by the Party, all these years and pledged the Party’s support for the group to enable it carry out its sensitization programs.
He also urged Journalists and social commentators to exercise extreme restraint in their reportage and commentaries.
Communications Lead in charge of Capacity building and Awareness Creation at Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Mrs. Mary Ama Bawa, in a presentation, emphasized that Misinformation and disinformation are no longer just random internet errors and that they are highly structured operations designed to mislead.
She stressed that Journalists must therefore adopt a rigorous verification workflow—which includes preserving evidence, tracing sources, corroborating facts, pausing before publishing, explaining context, and double-checking details—to ensure they do not become conduits for malicious actors.
“Don’t break the news If there is nothing to break else the law will catch up with you”, Mrs. Bawa cautioned.
She highlighted the evolving nature of the digital space, revealing how malicious actors systematically create, seed, and project false narratives to manipulate public perception in what she described as the “Anatomy of Modern Disinformation Operations”.
The CSA Communications Lead later cautioned journalists on the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), warning that publishing unredacted screenshots, uploading source files to public AI models, or keeping sensitive personal data longer than necessary could breach privacy laws.
She also called for strict adherence to Sections 62 to 68 of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), which criminalizes offenses such as cyberstalking, sexual extortion, and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
The PRINPAG President Mr.David Tamakloe, in his solidarity message advised Journalists to adapt to the rapid changing trends of the media and work professionally to remain relevant and sustainable.
