@snapflash247: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 President Duma Boko has reminded journalists of the immense power of their work, warning that inaccurate reporting can cause lasting damage to people’s reputations, dignity and integrity. Speaking at an 𝐅𝐍𝐁 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚, Boko said journalists must recognise that, although they are fallible, their published work is often taken as fact. He stressed the importance of making every effort to verify information before publication. Boko also reflected on the debate around criminal defamation, noting that reputational damage can persist online—even when individuals are later acquitted in court. “𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲,” 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝. #PresidentBoko #Botswana #MediaTraining #JournalismEthics #ResponsibleJournalism #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #BusinessReporting #EconomicReporting #Investment #Trade #FNB Botswana #FactChecking #AccuracyInReporting #SnapFlash

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