Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

Monday's arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo, ending the four-month post-election standoff, was largely met with relief in Ivory Coast. But the divisions in the country—possibly worse now than at the time of the election last November—means the nation's legitimate president, Alassane Ouattara, will have to be a skillful broker if he hopes to bring the battered nation together. Ouattara, a former deputy director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had the support of a majority of voters in last November's election. Nevertheless, the vote split between Ouattara and Gbagbo ran along much the same lines as north-south alliances in the 2002–3 civil war. Gbagbo posited the fight for the presidency—and his fight to stay on even after losing the election—as a battle for the nation itself for true Ivorians, accusing Ouattara of being a puppet of France and the West. On April 1, with the support of France and the United Nations, Ouattara launched what became a...

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 ...

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 to usher in the 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". During this workshop, I hope to make a presentation on the topic :  Challenges to Journalistic Standards in a Digital Age (Kwami Ahiabenu,II www.penplusbytes.org ) Other topics and invited speakers include : Chairman of National Media Commission The President of GJA The State of Social Media – Global overview/ The Frontiers and Barriers to Social Media    -   Ms. Myra Michele Brown   U.S. Embassy   Professor Linus Abraham, Director, NAFTI Social Media: the Gender ...