SOUTH SUDAN: Archbishop of Juba Urges Media Personals to Avoid Using Radio for Hate Speech
Archbishop of Juba Archdiocese Most Rev. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla
Ginaba Lino
The Archbishop of Juba Archdiocese Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla on World Radio Day called on the media not to use radio to communicate misleading information and hate speech.
While presiding Mass of 16 years of Bakhita Radio broadcast on Sunday at St Joseph’s Parish, he advised that it is very important for Journalists to practice true Journalism.
“We cannot use the Radio for hate speech, we cannot use the Radio for characters assassination, we cannot use the Radio to communicate bad things to other people. That is why good journalism is always important.”
The Catholic Prelate added that the media must communicate the truth to evangelize the people as it is written in the Bible.
“They must communicate the truth as St. John says in his Gospel that the truth will set you free. Of course, truth can sometimes be painful to other people, but once you say the truth through the media, that is how you serve God. The Radio is there to help us to evangelize our brothers and sisters, so this World Radio Day has to remind us that all of us are evangelizers.”
Bakhita Radio on Saturday started its 16th anniversary of broadcast at St Joseph’s Parish which ended on Sunday in Juba.
The ceremony coincided with the World Radio Day celebration under the theme: “Radio and trust”.
Every year, World Radio Day is celebrated on February 13 with an aim to underline the importance of radio.
The member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) first proclaimed this day back in 2011. However, it was later adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day. Since then, February 13 has been observed as World Radio Day.
