SWAL
Hits Hard On Kortie
…Places Media Blackout On Him
Wednesday, 17th May 2006
By D. Webster Cassell
The leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Liberia (SWAL)
has placed a media blackout on David Kortie of the Liberia Football
Association (LFA).
The SWAL leadership, in a release, stated that the media blackout
also covers Kortie’s five teams, Kortie-IE, Queens, Sr. Pros, Kebeh
FC and Shooters, that he registered with the LFA, something which
SWAL views as counter-productive to the development of the game in
the country.
SWAL said it was issuing the blackout due to Kortie’s recent
statement that sports journalists had no role to play in the
reportage of the activities of the Lone Star when it comes to
international matches.
The SWAL leadership declared that the statement by Kortie suggests
his ignorance about the journalistic profession due to his
limitation.
SWAL pointed out that the reckless statement by Kortie was only
intended to expose himself to sports journalists and sports
enthusiasts to the fact that he needs to go beyond the C certificate
he holds in order to stop insulting journalists, their integrity and
the professional work they do.
The SWAL leadership noted that it takes serious the media blackout
on Kortie as well as his five teams. SWAL therefore, warns its
members and would-be members against violating this order.
SWAL has appealed to media houses to cooperate in enforcing the
media blackout in order for Kortie not to escape with impunity.
Meanwhile, the Vice President of SWAL, Albert K. Jaja, has left the
country over the weekend to attend a week long seminar for
journalists, organized by the West African Football Union,(WAFU)
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