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Current Media Practices and Trends in West Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Media of Ghana and Nigeria |
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Main print and electronic media of Ghana and Nigeria were identified. Political and sociocultural issues embedded in these media’s content were examined. Discussions of media forms and contents considered how global and local media interacted in Ghana and Nigeria to create images that contradict empirical social relations. Evolving media relationships suggested a new era of global communication controlled by transnational media corporations affiliated with local government officials and media industries whose primary interests are commercial. |
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media development, West Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, transnational media corporations, global and local media |
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MLA Citation:
| Fork-Kintz, Lynda. "Current Media Practices and Trends in West Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Media of Ghana and Nigeria" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 93rd Annual Convention, TBA, Chicago, IL, Nov 15, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-03-12 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p190779_index.html> |
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| Fork-Kintz, L. J. , 2007-11-15 "Current Media Practices and Trends in West Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Media of Ghana and Nigeria" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 93rd Annual Convention, TBA, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2010-03-12 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p190779_index.html |
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Abstract: Main print and electronic media of Ghana and Nigeria were identified. Political and sociocultural issues embedded in these media’s content were examined. Discussions of media forms and contents considered how global and local media interacted in Ghana and Nigeria to create images that contradict empirical social relations. Evolving media relationships suggested a new era of global communication controlled by transnational media corporations affiliated with local government officials and media industries whose primary interests are commercial. |
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| Media Practices and Trends in West Africa 2 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 |
| 2006 from http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/OldSiteBackup/Fall2005/Refereed/Nuviadenufa05.ht ml Nyamnjoh F. B. (2005). Africa’s media: Democracy and the politics of belonging. New York: Zed Books. Reuters (2006). Archives. Retrieved May 5 2006 from http://today.reuters.com/news/home.aspx Thussu D.K. (2000). International communication: Continuity and change. London: Arnold. ThisDay (2006). Who we are. Retrieved April 8 2006 from http://www.thisdayonline.com/who_we_are.php World Fact Book (2006). Ghana. Retrieved February 7 2006 from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gh.html World Fact Book (2006). Nigeria. Retrieved February 7 2006 from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/ni.html |
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