The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has encouraged the public to avoid physical attacks on journalists by using legal channels to address disagreements with them.
It claimed that citizens might take legal action against journalists whose work they disagreed with through civil channels established by the constitution.
The Association said that Article 162(6) of the 1992 constitution also gave those who were offended by a media report the opportunity to rebut.
Aside from the option of responding, it was stated that anyone who felt wronged might file a defamation lawsuit or file a petition with the National Media Commission, which had been tasked with resolving conflicts between the public and the media.
The Association claimed that, instead of violent assaults, that was the only method to increase media freedom and strengthen the nation’s democracy.
