Excerpt from the Jamaica Observer column published on Monday, February 21, 2022
By Jean Lowrie-Chin
Over seventy journalists were nominated for the Press Association of Jamaica’s (PAJ) 2021 National Journalism Awards which will be held on Saturday evening. The nominees are from virtually every media house in Jamaica, including the new Kalilah Reynolds Media.
People are always beefing about the media, mostly when we do not agree with what is said or written; however, let us be proud that Jamaica remains in the top ten countries for press freedom, made possible by our professional and probing journalists.
The Journalism Week Forum will be held virtually this evening on the topic “Balance in the Covid 19 pandemic: Should Anti-vaxxers Have a Voice?” A release from the PAJ states, “This discussion will focus on the ethics of media reporting in the context of what some regard as a dilemma – whether some views and opinions should be shut out of media. This has emerged as a significant problem during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as in other crises, such as climate change. It raises the issue of false equivalency, and freedom of expression.”
Congratulations to the PAJ led by President George Davis, which has weathered the pandemic, continuing to support and celebrate the achievements of its members.
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