In the run up to upcoming general elections, Guyana Press Association (GPA) President Gordon Moseley yesterday urged local media workers to set the tone for a new political discourse, while ensuring fairness and balance in their coverage at all times.
Addressing the opening of a Media Encounter facilitated by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), at Georgetown Club, which was later interrupted by columnist Freddie Kissoon and activist Mark Benschop, Moseley told participants that the media have a very important role to play in the shaping of any society and in the shaping of new democracies.
He noted that the media should never be seen as any political toy, never be garlanded with political brands and never allow itself to be placed on
