ABSTRACT Research evidence suggests that developed countries, particularly the US, are imperialistic when it comes to cultural products. This has been attributed to the fact that foreign television programmes, from information rich countries, flood the schedules of local television stations of information poor countries. This phenomenon is referred to as cultural imperialism. The main objective of this study was to ascertain whether the claim that there is Western dominance of media content...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study is to determine how Ghanaian newspapers, especially the most widely circulated state-owned Daily Graphic and privately owned Daily Guide portrayed the Fulani ethnic minority in their reportage. The study used a quantitative content analysis approach in the gathering and collection of data. The census technique was used to sample 858 issues of the two dailies from 2013 to 2015. Eight categories were coded and analysed. The framing theory was adopted as ...