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Sports News of Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Source: footballghana.com

Don Bortey lashes out at Ghanaian Sports Journalists

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Former Accra Hearts of Oak striker Bernard Don Bortey has taken a swipe at Ghanaian Sports journalists.

According to Bortey, who now plays for lower division side Samatex FC Sports Journalist in Ghana do not cross-check their facts before putting reports out.

“Sports Journalist in Ghana must be very careful in what they say on air, they come on air and say negatives things about people,” Bernard Don Bortey exclusively told Kumasi-based FOX FM

“I went to Sweden few months ago, and they were reports in the local media claiming I used a fake ITC, I’m not Kwesi Nyantakyi to issue a fake International Transfer Certificate (ITC) because now everything is done online I don’t even know how to sign Kwesi Nyantakyi’s signature.

“If they want to be a Sports Journalist they must be well educated to enhance in bring out good sports broadcasting ethics. Some of the media men in Ghana deliberately go on air to say stories which will make them popular and their media house.

“I will take this media platform to advise all Sports Journalist to be very careful about what they say on air," he added

Bortey left Equatoguinean side Panthers FC after they were eliminated by Ghana outfit Medeama SC in the 2013/14 CAF Confederation Cup campaign.