Media slammed over ‘poor’ parliament coverage

By Miranda La Rose

The media came in for heavy criticism of their parliamentary coverage, or lack of it and their scant highlighting of the work being done by Members of Parliament (MPs) in their geographic constituencies.

As the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association-sponsored parliament and media workshop continued at the Grand Coastal Inn yesterday, it was suggested that training of journalists in parliamentary coverage could help to improve their work, which would in turn educate and better inform the citizenry to make informed choices and add to the debate on issues that affect their well-being.