We’re celebrating #WorldNewsDay! The theme is ‘Journalism Makes a Difference’ & throughout today we'll be highlighting some of our members' stories.

Each one showcases different themes but all demonstrate good journalism & why it's worth promoting + defending #JournalismMatters Image
🇬🇭Firstly, we feature @thegbcghana whose journalism makes a difference when it galvanises citizens to address societal issues.

Most recently, a news piece on the state of neglect at a rural primary school yielded positive results...

#WorldNewsDay22 #JournalismMatters #Ghana
“Travelling across rural Ghana reveals a huge disparity in accessing education for the rural and urban child,” GBC News Coordinator Peggy Ama Donkor explained.

“The aid makes a difference in the lives of the [students] in terms of enrolment and retention.”
🇹🇹Next, to #TrinidadandTobago.

Days after Venezuelan nationals mourned the loss of at least 8 people who died while attempting to enter the country by boat, a @tv6tnt team visited the small community of Icacos to speak with a group of migrants.

#WorldNewsDay #JournalismMatters
@tv6tnt “In recognising the gap in quality content for this massive community we have begun work to introduce their perspective, cover their stories, and highlight their needs along with our own” – Seigonie Mohammed, Senior Multimedia Journalist & Presenter, CCN TV6.
🇺🇸Finally, to @NewsHour...

By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. It’s an environmental crisis that’s been in the making for nearly 70 years...

#WorldNewsDay #JournalismMatters

@PBS_PR @PBS
In “The Plastic Problem”, they look at how plastic is impacting the world. They travel from Boston to Seattle, Costa Rica to Easter Island to bring the global scale of the problem to light, as well as featuring solutions to the global problem...
🔦You can explore all our showcased stories on our website! Including PBS, CCN TV6, and GBC, and also @mediospublicosu, @CBCBARBADOS.

#JournalismMatters and Journalism Makes a Difference!

@caj @WorldNewsDay22 @NewspaperWorld #WorldNewsDay

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