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  • Video: Some Ghanaian sports journalists express satisfaction with current state of football in press conference

    Video: Some Ghanaian sports journalists express satisfaction with current state of football in press conference

    A group of Ghanaian sports journalists convened for a press conference, expressing their collective optimism about the current state of football in the country.

    Representatives from various media outlets shared positive perspectives on recent developments within the Ghanaian football landscape.

    The Media for Ghana Football, an advocacy group aiming to safeguard and promote the image of Ghana’s football, orchestrated the press conference.

    Journalists emphasised the need to channel energy into supporting Ghanaian football, urging colleagues to encourage attendance at stadiums and contribute to the resurgence of the sport.

    The event featured notable figures such as Asempa sports journalist Kofi Worlanyo and Metro Tv’s Yaa Baby.

    In reaction to a recent public protest, the “Save Ghana Football Demonstration,” the Media for Ghana Football emphasized their commitment to protecting and projecting the positive image of Ghana football rather than dismantling it.

    Participants in the earlier street protest called for reforms in governance, particularly after the disappointing performance of the Black Stars and their premature exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.

    The demonstration aimed to exert pressure on the government, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Ghana Football Association for lasting solutions.

    Prominent conveners of the demonstration included Sports Journalists Saddick Adams, Patrick Osei-Agyeman, Veronica Commey, Dan Kwaku Yeboah, Lawrence Brenya, and Felix Romark, representing various media entities such as Angel Broadcasting Network, Multimedia Group, Ghana News Agency, Despite Media Group, Global Media Alliance, and Asaase Radio, respectively.

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  • Relatives of hostages hold press conference after meeting with Pope Francis

    Relatives of hostages hold press conference after meeting with Pope Francis

    We’re going to talk briefly about what happened in Rome. The family members of hostages had a news conference after meeting with Pope Francis this morning.

    Karina Ariev’s 19-year-old sister Alexandra also spoke at the event. Karina was working at an Israeli army base close to Gaza when she was taken by force.

    Alexandra says that every minute and every hour are really important for the hostages. She also says that every one of them needs to come back home. Not in boxes. They need to return home and share the stories of the people who were killed, so we can learn from them and have a better future.

    After Nimrod Cohen, who is 19, comes his father. He says that when Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, our lives changed a lot. We don’t think about day and night, we just wait for him to come back and for others to return to Israel.

    Rachel, Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s mom, says her son and his friends hid in a bomb shelter at the Supernova music festival in California. It was attacked by Hamas militants.

    “Many people died, but a few survived and were able to tell us what happened. Rachel says Hersh lost his left arm from the elbow down. ”

    She said it was 47 days ago that her heart was buried in Gaza.

    Finally, someone from Kibbutz Be’eri came. His sister, Raaya Rotem, 45, and niece, Hila Rotem Shoshani, 13, were taken into Gaza.

    He hasn’t heard from Raaya since 12:05 on October 7th and doesn’t know what’s happening.

  • Vladimir Putin rids of traditional annual news conference

    For the first time in ten years, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his customary large year-end news conference, according to the Kremlin.

    However, the president “we hope the president will after all find an opportunity to talk” to the media according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

    The cancellation was not explained, but it coincides with a rise in unease among Russians over Mr. Putin’s choice to invade Ukraine in February.

    Since then, Russian troops have experienced a number of traumatic setbacks.

    “Regarding the big press conference, yes, it won’t happen before the New Year,” Mr Peskov told reporters on Monday.

    But he added that Mr Putin could find a way to talk to the media, stressing that “he does it regularly”.

    Over the past 10 years, the carefully choreographed annual press conferences attended by dozens of journalists – both Russian and foreign – usually lasted for hours in Moscow.

    Mr Putin went to great lengths to be seen on national TV as a leader directly involved with ordinary Russians, patiently answering a wide range of questions – from regional reporters about fixing poor roads in remote villages and publicly castigating local officials, to the world of grand geopolitics.

    But a number of opposition Russian experts have said that – in the absence of press freedom – such gatherings resembled staged shows, where pro-Kremlin reporters were reduced to asking the country’s all-powerful ruler mostly flattering questions.

    They said the fact a handful of independent journalists were also present – but not always given a chance to ask questions – did not change the overall picture.

    Still, such conferences were closely monitored by politicians around the world, who were trying to gauge the direction the Kremlin leader was keen to take Russia.

    In June the Kremlin also postponed President Putin’s annual televised marathon phone-in with members of the public – and did not set a new date for it.

    The Kremlin leader is also required by the constitution to make an annual State of the Union speech to parliament by the end of the year. Mr Peskov said this issue was under review.