“The implications for reporting on Ebola are clear and public enlightenment campaigns by the media, such as the Ebola page on the independent FrontPageAfrica’s website, are steps in the right direction,’’ the statement said.
CPJ also warned that journalists and their employers, however, must think about their safety and wellbeing when reporting on the virus.
“For journalists, media professionals, and news outlets, the price of telling the important stories around this epidemic ravaging West Africa should not come with the cost of lives,’’ the statement noted. (PANA/NAN)
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