Graphic hosts political leaders and peace council as guest editors on Founders Day

Enoch Darfah Frimpong Sep - 21 - 2016 , 19:17

As part of activities marking this Founder’s Day celebration the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) on Wednesday hosted leaders of some political parties as guest editors of the national daily newspaper, the Daily Graphic.

The guest editors produced the Thursday, September 22, 2016 edition of the Daily Graphic, the flagship brand of the GCGL stable of newspapers.

It was under the Editorship of the Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), the Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel Kwaku Asante.

The guest editors were the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Atik Mohammed, the acting General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr Yaw Tano Asani, the running mate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Mrs Brigitte Dzogbenuku and a Communications Director of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr James Asante.

Watch a video of the guest editors at editorial conference to select stories

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3rd in series

The programme was the third in a series of programmes carried out by the Daily Graphic during national holidays where the paper engages guest editors — stakeholders and other professionals — to edit the Daily Graphic.

The first in the series was on Independence Day, March 6, 2016 during which the newspaper was edited by a crack team of guest editors including Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, a former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mrs Brigette Dzogbenuku, a women’s right activist, Alhaji Razak El Alawa, a seasoned journalist; Mr Emmanuel Amoako, a former Deputy Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mr K. K. Dako, a former Night Editor of the Daily Graphic, and Mr Enimil Ashon, a former Editor of the Ghanaian Times.

The second was on May 1, this year and the team of guest editors were from the TUC leadership including its former General Secretary, Mr Kofi Asamoah; the Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, Mr William Amuna, the Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), Mrs Lydia Bawa, and the CEO of West Blue Consulting, Mrs Valentina Mintah.