Hate Speech: Media professionals, Mincom discuss rising phenomenon
YAOUNDE-The Minister of Communication, Rene Emmanuel Sadi has cautioned Media Practitioners against the use of hate speech through their media outlets.
He was speaking on Monday, June 26 during the national awareness seminar in Yaounde.
The seminar which was organized by the National Communication
Council, NCC held under the theme: “Mechanisms for eradicating hate speech in Cameroonian media”
The Minister urged Journalists and media persons should stay away from hate speech, especially in the aspect of tribalism.
“We draw your attention to the rise of hate and tribalism in our public space in general and on the media and social media in particular,”. The minister said.
He further enjoined Cameroonians to be conscious of this phenomenon in order to preserve the unity and stability of the country.
The president of the National Communication Council, Joseph Chebonkeng said, “In participating, transmitting, you are contributing to vanish the rather extreme repercussions of hate speech, which are the accentuation of division and radicalization, rise of extremism, the decline in national feeling, and all things that lead to hate and indecent practices and I believe this is not what we want for our beloved country,”
The initiative to edify media persons in mechanisms to combat and eradicate hate speech in Cameroon is the NCC’s response to requests by the national and international community, to raise awareness among local actors in the fight against this rising phenomenon.
