Paye Lay Leh term Journalism in Liberia as Sacrificial Job

BBC Liberia journalist Jonathan Paye-Lay-Leh has termed the journalism profession in Liberia as a sacrificial job despite its advocacy for the public. Speaking as a lecturer at the opening of the Passion Developer Media Training center in Paynesville over the weekend, Paye-Lay-Leh noted that journalists are not wealthy people because of their quest to expose ills in society.

Also speaking, the Director of News at Truth FM, Oscar Mulbah admonished aspiring journalists to add value to their news reporting in an effort to become professional media practitioners. According to Mr.

Mulbah, journalists must be objective in their reportage. He stated that the importance of journalists doing their work void of personal feelings as a way of building public trust and confidence.

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I am the TV Director/Senior Reporter/Photo Journalist for Kreative Mindz Studio (KMTV LIB), based in Liberia. I cover political, economic development, sports, and human development stories within Liberia, with a focus of development, democracy, human rights and social media. Since joining KMTV as Program Director/Photo Journalist in early 2018, I have developed programs currently running on KMTV and covered stories ranging from politics, sports, and social issues in homeland Liberia and Ghana. I previously worked as a photojournalist for OK FM and Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GTV), where I covered politics and economic developments, sports and social issues and local drama. +231778397650/+231881378585 gbaduquansah@gmail.com

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