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Author: Dr Samuel Kafewo
Since the military dictatorship came to an end in Ghana in 1992, and the Criminal Libel Law was repealed in 2001, there has been an explosion of growth in Ghana's media landscape. However, quantity has not necessarily been matched with quality. The radio sector has witnessed the most growth, followed by newspapers and the emerging mobile telephony market. The television sector, perhaps due to its capital-intensive nature, has experienced the least growth. There is, however, a glaring lack of professionalism within journalism. Journalists are ill-equipped and poorly paid. The direct consequences are low quality programming, frequent bribery and forced self-censorship. The growth of the community radio sector, although still relatively nascent, represents a positive development in the media sector over the past five years. Likewise, Ghana’s stable political situation offers tremendous potential for investment in all sectors of the media. Case study: Simli Radio – deconstructing the myth of broadcasting Commercial radio stations in Ghana are concentrated in urban centres. The vast rural population is thus neglected. Simli Radio, located in Dalun near Tamale in the Northern Region, was established as a community-based station in 1996. The objective was to enhance self-help and self-reliance among rural populations. The station currently broadcasts programmes on health, education, agriculture, gender and local governance, as well as programmes focused on specific community matters. All programming is in the local language, Dagbani. Programme sponsors include the Carter centre in the US and the Ghanaian Ministry of Education. The research team Contact for this report Dr Samuel Kafewo Contact for the African Media Research project About PDF documents Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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