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Current Media Practices and Trends in West Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Media of Ghana and Nigeria
Unformatted Document Text:               Media Practices and Trends in West Africa Abstract The author examined the current practices and trends in West African media.  A case study analysis  of the main print and electronic media of Ghana and Nigeria served as a focal point.  The analysis  was performed within the context of present global telecommunications industries and their  corresponding transnational media corporations (TMCs).  A general historic overview that  highlights main transitions of the development of mass media in West Africa from colonial to post  colonial eras was included.  The main print and electronic media of Ghana and Nigeria was  identified and the political, social and cultural issues embedded in these media’s content were  examined.  Further, the discussions of media forms and contents in West Africa considered how the  international press and electronic media interact with the media of Ghana and Nigeria.  Evolving  media relationships that emerged during the case study suggested a new era of global  communication controlled by TMCs affiliated with local government officials and media industries  whose primary interests are commercial.       2

Authors: Fork-Kintz, Lynda.
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             Media Practices and Trends in West Africa
Abstract
The author examined the current practices and trends in West African media.  A case study analysis 
of the main print and electronic media of Ghana and Nigeria served as a focal point.  The analysis 
was performed within the context of present global telecommunications industries and their 
corresponding transnational media corporations (TMCs).  A general historic overview that 
highlights main transitions of the development of mass media in West Africa from colonial to post 
colonial eras was included.  The main print and electronic media of Ghana and Nigeria was 
identified and the political, social and cultural issues embedded in these media’s content were 
examined.  Further, the discussions of media forms and contents in West Africa considered how the 
international press and electronic media interact with the media of Ghana and Nigeria.  Evolving 
media relationships that emerged during the case study suggested a new era of global 
communication controlled by TMCs affiliated with local government officials and media industries 
whose primary interests are commercial.      
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