12th May, 2016

THE DAILY GRAPHIC: Writes on the advent of social media vis -a -vis the role of the traditional media in the face of democracy and freedom of speech. Though the paper acknowledges the enormous benefits of social media with regard to access to information, the paper is also concerned about the effect of social media on the traditional media. The paper agrees with social psychologists description of people's affinity to the use of social media as addictive and a worrying trend which must be addressed immediately. It is against this back drop that the Graphic urges the citizenry to resort to the traditional media for information as in the past. It is the hope of the paper that immediate steps would be taken to cut short the threats that the ills of social media pose to the vulnerable segments of society especially children,  the youth and women in accessing information.

 

THE GHANAIAN TIMES: puts the responsibility of cleaning the voters register on the doorstep on the political parties. To the paper, the parties are the culprits as far as the issue of minors on the register is concerned. The Times calls on the Electoral Commission and the National Peace Council to ensure a conducive platform on which the register can be cleaned. The paper thinks that the over bloating of the register is as a result of the political parties desire to win the election by taking advantage of each other. The Times charges the political parties to ensure that names of unqualified persons are removed from the register for a successful general election.

 

THE DAILY HERITAGE: Does not agree with those calling for the legalisation of wee smoking and abortion. According to the paper, statistics on the damaging effect of drugs are so alarming that there is the need for a serious crackdown on the menace. The paper says Ghana does not have the luxury of allowing its youth to engage in drug use free of charge. It therefore believes the country must resist the call to legalise the free use of drugs.