Samsung Electronics Ghana has presented ten Galaxy S4 Zoom Smartphones
worth GHC12,500 and an amount of GHC5,000 to the Ghana Journalists Association
(GJA) as sponsorship for the 18thAnnual GJA Awards, in a short
presentation ceremony at the Accra International Press Centre.
The Sales Director for Handheld products at Samsung Ghana, Ryan Na said
the decision to sponsor the awards was influenced by Samsung’s appreciationof the
contributions of journalists towards the development of Ghana.“At Samsung we
believe in excellence, and support any effort though which it is recognized or
rewarded. The GJA Awards have over the years done just that, and this has
proven to be very relevant to the development of journalism in Ghana.” Ryan
noted.
“Samsung is and has always been a friend of the media and to reiterate
our commitment to them, we have developed a tool to help lighten the work load
of our journalists. Our new Galaxy S4 Zoom was designed with journalists and
media practitioners in mind. With the new Galaxy S4 Zoom we hope our media men
and women can now report the ‘Smart way’”. Ryan continued.
According to Ryan, as leaders in innovative technology,Samsung is proud
to recognize how far the industry has evolved by adopting new technological
advancement. He noted that, news travels faster today than ever, with
increasing numbers in the online communities asjournalists are able to keep us
updated with events and reports from all over the nation and from across the
globe with a click of a button. He also assured journalists that Samsung will
continue to develop new and innovative ways and devices to make their work
easier and smarter.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Journalists Association, Mrs
Mary Mensah and Mr. Rogking Clottey the Organizing Secretary of the GJA Awards
who received the sponsorship on behalf of the association expressed their
appreciation to Samsung, and called on other corporate entities to emulate
their actions.
This year’s GJA Award is scheduled to take place on the Saturday, 2nd
November, 2013 at the Banquet Hall State House.
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