The media should try harder to report on the achievements of ordinary people

Jul 19, 2020 Letters

Dear Editor,

In Guyana, there is a gap between citizens who hold public offices, and the ordinary man. For example, a school teacher, a farmer or a normal man may go to work and be fortunate to accomplish some major achievements in their profession, but reporters pay less attention to these accomplishments, and report instead about politics. Isn’t the normal citizen seen as important as public officials or persons in authority?
Journalists in Guyana should diversify their reports to include the achievements of youths and the accomplishments of regular folks in the country, rather than solely focusing on the fights and other happenings of the two regimes. These approaches can boost encouragement for hard working folks to achieve even more and better themselves and their country.
News is what is new; current; happening but isn’t an achievement of the man in the street as equally important as the achievement of the country. It is these person who live day to day that make a country better, toil to survive and ultimately make the country survive, thus they should be recognized for their contributions.
There are instances where the state media and other media houses showcase person for example; there are only two times per year that reports are really focused on school children; after the release of the results of the National Grade Six (6) Assessment (Common Entrance) and The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Although, these are the largest exams in the Primary and Secondary school levels, they are not the only accomplishments that schoolchildren achieve during a school year. Coverage can also be given to sporting events, workshops and other academic achievements throughout the year.
This meager five minute of fame that those high flyers would have obtained ends abruptly and is in fact only given because it leads right back to the political game of chess. It would be more interesting for journalists to follow up of these students, see where life takes them, and compare their lives with that of the students who did not do so well.
It is important for many persons to be rewarded for their good works; therefore, a good form would be through media. Recognizing that it is highly impossible for one single body to publish all these especially, since many may occur and achievements would vary from person to person, local community newspapers or magazines should be implemented in the regions where this can be done.
In previous years in communities such as Linden then Mackenzie when bauxite mining was more rampant, the company published its own newspapers “Demba Daily” where they recognized all the achievement of persons in the community from birthday celebrations, to wedding announcements and anniversaries, special awards et cetera.
Yours truly
Ceion Rollox

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