We think that the Union should be credited for the extent of freedom of expression and democracy that Liberians enjoy today,” Quaqua said. “There are a lot of things that the Union has been involved with, key among those is the protection of the rights of people to express their opinions. Quaqua said the Liberian media has been gradually developing from one level to the other.įor instance, he said, while there was just one printing press at the founding of the Press Union, today Liberia has many printing houses that are printing the country’s growing daily newspaper industry. And, I think that is a credit to the Press Union,” he said.
Today, we have a space that a lot of people can speak of as being relatively safe. You’re probably aware that we had a situation here where some journalists were sent to jail following which the rest of their colleagues decided that they would put together the Press Union to defend and protect the rights of journalists. Our colleagues, who started this project, went through pain and pleasure to bring it to where it is. He said the Press Union of Liberia has made tremendous progress over the years. Quaqua said the speech will be followed by a panel discussion involving politicians and civil society leaders on the topic The Road to 2011: Prospects for Enhancing the Democratic Space in Liberia. He will deliver a speech on the theme of the celebration ‘ Media Integrity for Peaceful Election,’” he said. He’s in Liberia with us conducting lectures on journalism toward the election period. “We have a guest from the (United) States, currently in Monrovia, a professor of communications and journalism, Professor Mitchell Land, who happens to be the Dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism at North Texas University. Union President Peter Quaqua told VOA part of the activities includes a speech by an American educator.
The Press Union of Liberia is marking the 46 th year of its founding this weekend.
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