Supreme Court judge nominee, Justice Janapare Adzua Bartels-Kodwo, has underscored the need for stronger regulation and collaboration between the judiciary and media institutions.
The collaboration, she argued, will ensure more accurate court reporting.
The nominee made the call when he appeared before the Appointments Committee on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
She was particularly not happy about issues of misreporting and sensationalism in the coverage of court proceedings.
She has therefore proposed a collaborative approach involving the Judicial Training Institute (JTI) to equip journalists with the skills necessary for court reporting.
“People have to learn how to report. We have judicial media persons, I believe, but sometimes they don’t report exactly,” she said. “But I think it’s a learning process.”
“Maybe we can have some further regulations that will make the media or the journalist realise that the fact that he has a microphone, or the fact that there is ink in his barrel or pen, or the fact that he has a keyboard that has an enter stroke, does not mean that he can just go to town,” she said.
“I believe that can be done in collaboration with the JTI, and if it is brought to the attention of the office of the Acting CJ, that certainly can be arranged,” she added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
