Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana

Nyarko, Jacob; Akpojivi, Ufuoma

doi:10.1177/2158244017697165

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“…This study therefore expands the discussion of media censorship beyond the paradigm of State or Capital dominance over the media. This study confirms Nyarko and Akpojivi's(2017) that -provocation‖ often lies at the root of the media intimidation and attacks in Ghana to the extent that, in the context of this study, some audiences object to reportage or discussions on radio in Tamale. What is intriguing is that this study is against the backdrop of Ghana's celebration as an African success story when it comes to media freedom.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Like previous works (e.g. Tettey, 2001;Diedong, 2016;Nyarko and Akpojivi, 2017), this study adopts the point of departure that freedom of the press is necessary for the proper functioning of Ghana's burgeoning democracy, especially in the functioning of the media as a Habermasian public sphere, its functions in informing citizen participation in the nation's democracy, and its functions as a watchdog on the State and powerful interests. Thus Ghana's 2018 Reporters Without Borders ranking as number one in Africa and number 23 in the world in terms of press freedom is celebrated as a remarkable achievement (Reporters Without Borders, 2018).…”

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Media under Siege: When Civil Society Actors Use Violence to Gag the Media in Ghana’s Northern Region

Alhassan¹,

Odartey‐Wellington²,

Shaibu³

2019

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In recent times, Ghana has been lauded as a bastion of press freedom in Africa. However, drawing on the work of Johan Galtung that locates the media in a vortex of the State, Capital and Civil Society, this study problematizes the phenomenon whereby civil society elements in the Northern Region of the West African nation attenuate media freedoms through violence and intimidation of media workers. Adopting the point of departure that freedom of the press is necessary for the proper functioning of Ghana's burgeoning democracy, this study, through interviews with radio station management and staff, confirms that radio stations in the Tamale metropolis of the region adhere to a self-censorship regime as a result of this phenomenon, with inimical consequences for the health and integrity of the public sphere. This study therefore expands the discussion of media censorship beyond the more popular paradigms of State or Capital dominance over the media. While this study confirms the existence of the phenomenon of Civil Society censorship of media, it suggests a failure of the State to guarantee the safety of broadcasters in the Tamale metropolis. It also suggests a weakness of the journalists' association at the national level to advocate on behalf of members who face violence and intimidation in the course of their duties at the regional level in Tamale.

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confidence: 99%

Media under Siege: When Civil Society Actors Use Violence to Gag the Media in Ghana’s Northern Region

Alhassan¹,

Odartey‐Wellington²,

Shaibu³

2019

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“…This challenge is further complicated by poor record-keeping as well as poor knowledge management. Nyarko and Akpojivi (2017) [29] noted that efforts by various lobby groups in recent years have managed to advocate for the establishment of a law that guarantees everyone a right to information.…”

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Social media, democracy, and freedom of expression: Some evidence from Ghana

Demuyakor¹,

Doe²

2022

Int. J. Political Sci. Governance

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A qualitative condensed thematic research design was adopted to examine the effects of social media utilization and its likely effects on democracy and the freedom of expression among the citizens in Ghana. An in-depth interview was conducted to solicit data from thirty (N=30) respondents. Twentyfive (n=25) out of the 30 respondents are journalists and media professionals from key private media organizations, while the remaining five (n=5) are democracy and governance scholars from two major universities in Ghana. A key finding from this study suggest that, social media platforms have strongly safeguarded and consolidated the democratic dispensation within Ghana. The application of social media in Ghana have also resulted in hindrances such as hate speech, political harassment as well an increase in fake news in the form of misinformation and disinformation. This study recommends a well-coordinated national policy on effective social media use in Ghana to further enhance democracy and freedom of expression.

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“…Faktor internal dan eksternal yang mempengaruhi isi media menyebabkan jurnalis menjadi pihak yang terjepit dalam hal ini. Posisi jurnalis yang terus berjuang untuk mempertahankan dan memulihkan kebebasan mereka dari pihak-pihak yang ingin membungkam mereka memperlihatkan bahwa ini adalah pertarungan antara transparansi dan kerahasiaan, hak rakyat untuk tahu dan keinginan para diktator untuk mengontrol aliran berita dan informasi (Hamada, 2021;Nyarko & Akpojivi, 2017).…”

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Peran Media Lokal dalam Pencegahan Radikalisme Guna Mendukung Kerukunan Beragama di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT)

Nurhajati

Wijayanto

2022

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Radicalism and terrorism are still common in Indonesia, so all parties have a common obligation to carry out prevention and countermeasures. Even the Press Council issued Press Council Regulation Number 01/Peraturan-DP/IV/2015 concerning Guidelines for Reporting on Terrorism on April 9, 2015. However, it is really not easy for the mass media to report and report on this issue in various situations and interests in Indonesia. Likewise for local media in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). This study aims to find out how the role of local journalists in NTT is to perform their functions in preventing radicalism and supporting religious harmony in NTT Province. What obstacles they face in the field, as well as what kind of news construction they have to do in carrying out their duties. Mass media, terrorism and radicalism are theories that continue to develop in line with how the discourse of radicalism is inseparable from the role of mass media coverage in encouraging or inhibiting radicalization and existing acts of violence. The position of the media, both at the local, national and global levels, becomes very important in carrying out counter narration when there are efforts by parties who want to promote the idea of radicalism and terrorism in a region. This research will use the FGD method on 10 journalists from local media in NTT, as an effort to dig deeper into the real conditions in the field. However, nowadays with the strengthening of transnational radical groups, they are trying to do various ways to divide Indonesia, and it is very likely that it will be present in NTT as one of the heart of the province which has been considered very ideal in maintaining religious harmony.

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Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Media under Siege: When Civil Society Actors Use Violence to Gag the Media in Ghana’s Northern Region

Media under Siege: When Civil Society Actors Use Violence to Gag the Media in Ghana’s Northern Region

Social media, democracy, and freedom of expression: Some evidence from Ghana

Peran Media Lokal dalam Pencegahan Radikalisme Guna Mendukung Kerukunan Beragama di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT)

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