The US Embassy in Monrovia has stressed that it does not pay money to local journalists after accusations that certain journalists were on the embassy payroll, Star radio said. Presidential Military Adviser, Isaac Musah, recently alleged certain journalists were paid to write negative stories about the government. The embassy issued a statement on Monday saying it selects Liberian journalists for training in the US but “such training does not obligate the beneficiary for favour”. The statement said there have been diverse recipients of the training programmes over many years, including the current information minister, Joe Mulbah, Star radio reported.
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