Limit the way you fuel negativity

Former AIDS Ambassador and actress Joyce Dzidzor Mensah has advised bloggers to desist from fueling negative news about celebrities.

Joyce Mensah during an interview with Graphic Showbiz recounted how bloggers have tarnished her image on their blogs, especially over trivial issues that didn’t need attention.

According to Joyce, she is one of the public figures in Ghana who have been bullied in the digital space by bloggers.

She added that bloggers sensationalize and exploit her struggles for clicks and website traffic.

She lamented how bloggers refused to project some of the positive stories about her such as her acting and music career and collaborations with legendary artistes such as Ivorian music icon Freddy Meiway but rather fuel scandals and controversies about her on their blogs.

“Social media bloggers are mostly interested in negative news because that’s what sells and they hardly support new talents. If we could all support new talents and not only dwell on negative news always, that would help our industry.

“This has to stop. If we want to see the growth we desire in our industry, our bloggers must learn to limit the way they fuel negativity. Even with issues that are not big, they escalate them, which is not fair, especially to us. It takes a toll on us heavily”, she said.