MONROVIA: The Press Union of Liberia says it is appalled by the gross disregard for professional standards of journalism and Liberian traditional societal norms being exhibited by some broadcasters in the country.
The PUL specifically, frowns at the Friday September 20, 2019 broadcast edition of the Freedom Morning Rise, a popular radio program aired on Freedom 87.9 FM. Freedom FM is owned and operated by Deputy National Security Agency (NSA) Director Sam T. Sayon.
The PUL, in a statement said Presenters Sekou Sheriff and Austin Kawah, violated the professional standards and guidelines for journalists, by using invectives, during their usual rants on radio in a copycat disposition of the Roots FM’s flagship talk show the Costa Show, the PUL disclosed.
The Press Union sees the recent wave of rival insults coated broadcast on the airwaves as a direct product of hate style politics being practiced in the country.
The union said to spree out unruly comments to a listenership so indeed of detailed information on specific governance sector tie to their livelihood is very contemptible and dangerous for societal cohesion.
The Press Union of Liberia has without stupor declared Freedom FM and Roots FM, the forerunner of abusive broadcast, destructive tools against the security of the state. Broadcast content produced by these radio stations are teaching younger generation of Liberians to be untamed.
Article 15 of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia provides every Liberian the right to freedom of expression but alerting of full responsibility when abused.
The Press Union of Liberia is now inviting immediate action against these broadcasters mainly owned by Liberian political leaders from the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism (MICAT) and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, (LTA) within the scope of the organic Law.
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) is therefore calling on the Government of Liberia (GOL) as the regulatory body to take actions in keeping with the standards and procedures provided for by the laws of the Republic of Liberia
