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Society · 2021 · English

The Image of Africa in Ghana's Press: The Influence of Global News Organisations

by Michael Serwornoo

About this book

Michael Yao Wodui Serwornoo examines how Africa is represented in Ghana’s press and the influence of international news organizations on that coverage. The study connects the selection and presentation of news with the relationships through which information moves across borders.

The chapters investigate patterns in coverage and the actors, conditions and power relations behind them. Serwornoo places the Ghanaian evidence within wider discussions of Africa’s media image, asking how global news arrangements interact with local journalism. Readers encounter both an empirical study and an account of the problems involved in understanding the production of international news.