Issa defends traditional media, recalls why journalism mattered after hurricane

Jamaica hotelier defends traditional media, recalls why journalism mattered after hurricane

(Jamaica Gleaner) In an age when news breaks first on social media and credibility is often the casualty, Jamaican hotelier Christopher Issa delivered an unexpected but forceful defence of traditional journalism on Sunday while speaking at a media event in Montego Bay, St James. The article Jamaica hotelier defends traditional media, recalls why journalism mattered after hurricane appeared first on Stabroek News.

Issa defends traditional media, recalls why journalism mattered after hurricane

WESTERN BUREAU: In an age when news breaks first on social media and credibility is often the casualty, Jamaican hotelier Christopher Issa delivered an unexpected but forceful defence of traditional journalism on Sunday while speaking at a media event in Montego Bay, St James. Standing before members of the Western Jamaica Media Association (WJMA) at the western city’s Hotel 39, Issa spoke not as a businessman, but as a citizen who is concerned …