Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Supervisor Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Supervisor Grace Hampton, Thesis Supervisor Russell Frank, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Ghana media studies ethnographic methods
Abstract:
This study discusses contemporary media in Ghana and details the development of independent newspapers and radio in comparison with state-owned newspapers and radio. There have been many published works on Ghana’s media over the past thirty years. Yet, there have been no recent reports in the past few years, especially regarding the growth of independent media. This thesis provides information on independent newspapers and radio in 2009. This study incorporates a literature review of media findings before 2009 and aims to fill in missing information that exists with contemporary Ghanaian media. The research for this study was conducted in-country via an ethnographic approach. I spent three months in Ghana interviewing and observing media personnel, government officials, academics and citizens of Ghana. Through my research, I explore how media operates in Ghana currently. This study incorporates my findings, of both independent and state-owned newspapers and radio, and details the successes and failures these media face.
