A local TV journalist who was impolite while performing her job has received harsh criticism.
How do you feel?, a question she asked the little son of the late player Christian Atsu, soon gained popularity on social media sites as others accused her of being careless and downright unprofessional.
During the Atsu family’s return to their seating area at the State House’s forecourt, where the former footballer’s final funeral service was held on March 17, the reporter was seen placing her microphone to the young kid.
Even as he was dragged away from the microphone as reporters withdrew, the child could see a smile at the question.
The young kid had just spoken a eulogy and laid a wreath alongside his mother and aunt, Atsu’s twin sister, before going back to their seats.
Actress Lydia Forson, a personal friend of the dead, was one of the fervent critics.
“Funerals are not concerts or for entertainment! Reporters should learn some decorum in how they cover and engage with mourners! How do you ask someone if they’re “sad”?!
“And shoving cameras in peoples faces and not giving them even a moment of privacy. Like?!!” Forson’s tweet of March 17 read.
