arang” isgenerating some national attention.Importantly, we also need to ask, who really makes the decisions to do what and when within the media.I quite often listen for example to some of our local artistes and media personalities. Based on their programming, diction, style and intonation, I sometimes wonder about whether they are of Grenadian descent and whetherthey fully appreciate their roles and its impact. I am concerned for example, about the influence on our young people and the extent to which they are well grounded in good old Grenadian values.I think what all this clearly points to ladies and gentlemen, is the need for policy intervention and concerted action at this time in our history.There is a need for a national media policy and a code of ethics to guide and inform media practice in Grenada. This needs to be revisited promptly. There is also a need to accelerate training for all media personnel.Most importantly, is the need to ensure that all media practitioners are grounded in our history, our culture, and that they have an appreciation of our national vision, our goals and our objectives for the growth and development of our country.The decade of the 2000’s is significantly different from the late 80’s and 90’s. There have been major shifts in the social, political and economic frontiers. Climate change for example now affects all of us particularly small countries. We are not isolated nor insulated from all of these developments.The impact of political conflicts on the global economy and its resulting effect on our own development is also pertinent. All these are areas that your listeners, readers and viewers should be familiar with and understand.This is where your role assumes greater significance.The goals and benefits of our regional integration movement should be high on your programming agenda. How can you help Grenadians and our neighbours to understand the importance of this initiative and the implications for us asa Caribbean people?For example, what impact does the initiative of Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago have on our OECS movement? I wish to suggest that these are agenda items that speak to your role as a catalyst forchange. You are mind changers and influencers.Grenada will be 35 years as a nation in less than two months. What have we achieved so far? What are the challenges that lie ahead? What are some of the behavioral and other changes that we need to adopt as apeople to accelerate our development? I suggest that these are some of the questions that enquiring minds need answers to. It is your role to assist in this process as you pursue your profession.We have the opportunity to once again rebuild our institutions, our people and our country. This requires individualcommitment and a collective resolve to move Grenada, the sub region and the wider CARICOM region forward. We must shoulder that task.As I end, my expectation of the media is that you practice your profession responsibly and that you seek and report truth always. Along with, civil society, other stakeholders and the people in general you must monitor our performance and be active participants in the democratic process.I encourage you as journalists to question us as policy makers, our decisions and our proposals. It is through this process, that all ideas contend, that we get the best out of our interactions. This debate and intercourse also allows for an improved quality of decision making.| 歡迎光臨 MeiMei正妹交友論壇 (http://olginfo.com/discuz/) | Powered by Discuz! 7.0.0 |