{"id":15645,"date":"2026-01-05T21:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=15645"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:36:07","slug":"class-media-group-condemns-alleged-attack-on-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=15645","title":{"rendered":"Class Media Group Condemns Alleged Attack on Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-152150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-152150.png 524w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-152150-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class Media Group has expressed deep concern over the alleged assault of one of its journalists by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a press release dated January 5, 2026, the Chief Executive Officer of Class Media Group, Alhaji Seidu Agongo, described the incident as a serious threat to press freedom and the safety of journalists, warning that such actions undermine Ghana\u2019s reputation as a defender of media rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The media organisation called on the relevant authorities to conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the incident to establish the facts and ensure accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement, the journalist was carrying out his lawful professional duties at the time of the alleged attack, and the Group expects full cooperation from all parties involved to safeguard media practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Class Media Group also reiterated its commitment to responsible journalism and appealed for calm as investigations into the matter continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-175854.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-175854.png 609w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-175854-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Class Media Group has expressed deep concern over the alleged assault of one of its journalists by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15648,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15645\/revisions\/15648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}