[2019]DLNMC7562October 12, 2019National Media Commission

THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST vs. THE HERALD NEWSPAPER

Title: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST vs. THE HERALD NEWSPAPER Date: 2019-10-12 Court: National Media Commission(NMC) ___________ THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COASTvs.THE HERALD NEWSPAPER[NATIONAL MEDIA COMMISSION] DATE: 12TH OCTOBER 2019 DECISION GIVEN BY: NANA KWASI GYAN-APENTENG (CHAIRMAN) The University of Cape Coast (UCC) filed a complaint with the Commission against the Herald Newspaper over its publication carried in the 11 June, 2018 edition of the paper, titled UCC Vice Chancellor Accused of Nepotism, …Offers Friend Top University Job.In the said publication, the Herald newspaper claimed that the VC, Prof. Ghartey Ampiah, had used his position to influence the interview and selection process in the appointment of Mr. Philip Ntim Owusu as the University’s Director...