{
  "id": 3258326,
  "title": "NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman urges media to clamp down on political insults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/npp-ashanti-regional-chairman-urges-media-to-clamp-down-on-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:18:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/npp-ashanti-regional-chairman-urges-media-to-clamp-down-on-political-insults/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti region, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has urged journalists to assist in eliminating political insults from the airwaves. He expressed his dismay over the growing trend of insults in the media and appealed to media professionals not to allow their colleagues to insult political opponents. Appiah emphasized that this action is crucial in reducing political tensions and maintaining the nation's peace and security. He made this request during a meeting with some media practitioners in Kumasi, where he also expressed gratitude to them for supporting the newly elected regional executives. Appiah reminded the party's communication team about the importance of steering clear of the \"politics of insults\" and requested media hosts of political shows to collaborate with the region's director of communications to ensure that appropriately trained communicators are featured on their shows. This move, he explained, aims to equip communicators with the necessary expertise to effectively convey the party's position on crucial national issues. Appiah pledged that the region's leadership would form a mutually advantageous alliance with the media to promote the party's policy alternatives and programmes leading up to the 2028 general election. He stressed that without media involvement, the party would struggle to effectively communicate its policy alternatives to the public, highlighting the media's indispensable role in the country's political landscape.",
  "summary": "The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has called on media practitioners to help sanitise the airwaves of political insults.",
  "key_points": [
    "NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah urges media to curb political insults.",
    "He emphasizes reducing political tensions and maintaining national peace and security.",
    "Appiah requests media hosts to work with regional director for trained communicators."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}