ABSTRACT This study seeks to highlight the various kinds of gender issues portrayed in the telenovela Saraswatichandra and the reception of these issues among viewers in Accra using qualitative content analysis. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 respondents. Data was collected using document analysis, interviews and focused group discussions and anchored on the gender theory as well as social constructionism theory. It probes further on how the viewership reception eithe...
ABSTRACT Some learners at high school tend to have reading difficulties and teachers are confronted with the duty of helping them to overcome their reading difficulties. This study investigated the role of teachers in dealing with reading difficulties among students of Savelugu Senior High School. The study is a qualitative research which employed a case study design. The target population was all the English language teachers of the school. Using purposive sampling technique, eight (8) teac...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the types of communication in Nakpanduri Business Senior High schools. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to investigate the types of communication used by management and staff of Nakpanduri Business Senior High School: and to examine perspectives of staff and management of Nakpanduri Business Senior High School on the effectiveness of their internal communication. The study was qualitative approach and 15(fifteen) man...
ABSTRACT Films are a form of entertainment that reflects everyday lives, which often accentuates on romance, humour, invectives and violent elements. The Kumawood films which is an Akan language movies are premised on these elements. Some scholars have argued that the Akan language movies are sub-standard and full of invectives and violence. This study therefore examines the delineations of invectives and violence in Kumawood movies using the qualitative approach and scrutinizes the elements...
ABSTRACT Journalism practice is experiencing several changes in its operations. Scholars have studied and attributed these changes to media convergence due to digitisation. However, in Ghana, media convergence studies are scant. This study, therefore, explores the practice of media convergence in Ghana using Kessben Media as a case study. It examines the model of newsroom convergence practised at Kessben Media; investigates the motivation for the practice of newsroom convergence at Kessben ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the media coverage of women leaders in political and non-political spaces. The study identified the frames used in news coverage and the degree to which the representations reinforce the theoretical assumptions that the media engage in symbolic annihilation in representing women leaders. Again, the study sought to discover the reason behind the frames from the perspective of the journalist. The research also analysed the perceptions of the women leaders towards ...
Abstract The study set out to examine the extent of the coverage given by the mass media to women in agriculture and agribusiness in view of statistics indicating that women constitute an overwhelming proportion of the people in that sector. Based in Nigeria, the study analysed the content of 282 stories on the agricultural pages of two selected national newspapers, 187 pictures illustrating some of the stories and 48 agricultural broadcasts from two radio stations. The study revealed that t...
ABSTRACT As in other parts of the world, the Nigerian news media, in its coverage of electioneering, has been accused of marginalizing female politicians. To establish the veracity of this claim, we examined how Nigerian newspapers reported campaign activities of the major presidential candidates during Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election. Using the theories of media framing and market-oriented journalism, we undertook content analysis of 194 editions of three randomly selected newspapers�...
ABSTRACT The study examines the blog posts and blogger profiles of selected top African bloggers. The study is premised on the grounds that; first, the blogosphere is one of the most suitable online spaces for the construction and exploration of identity; second, that women can use the blogosphere to explore their creativity and true identity through their writing; and third, that the identity of the woman has been veiled from time immemorial since women as writers as well as their works ha...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate how the Ghanaian print media frame or portrays female football stories in Ghana. The study was based on the Agenda Setting, Framing and Feminist theories. The study used qualitative method for the data collection and analysis. Two sports newspapers, the Graphic Sports and the Finder Sports, were selected and content analysed for the study. The study showed that the Ghanaian print media often portrayed female footballers and coaches as mentally weak ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate how the Ghanaian print media frame or portrays female football stories in Ghana. The study was based on the Agenda Setting, Framing and Feminist theories. The study used qualitative method for the data collection and analysis. Two sports newspapers, the Graphic Sports and the Finder Sports, were selected and content analysed for the study. The study showed that the Ghanaian print media often portrayed female footballers and coaches as mentally weak ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated adolescents‟ parasocial interaction with local entertainment celebrities in Ghana. It assessed the gender difference in adolescents‟ parasocial interaction adopted the quantitative research approach and the descriptive survey design was used. A sample size of 800 adolescents and 736 responses were gathered from students of Apam Senior High School and Winneba Senior High School who were the respondents for this study. Parasocial interaction was measu...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines how the Islamic State popularly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) construct their identity in an online magazine called Dabiq. The study employs the qualitative approach. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample the 14th edition of the magazine. Drawing on social identity theory (SIT) and the concept of clusivity, I analyze ISIS’s group dynamics and their use of linguistic and lexical elements to construct their identity in Dabiq. I ...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the trend of Public Relations practice in a non-profit organisation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, using the Grunig & Hunt Model of Public Relations. Utilising the purposive sampling technique, a sample of twenty-five (25) people was drawn from the Clergy and Laity of the Presbyterian Church and other para-church groups. An in-depth interview was conducted and relevant Public Relations documents on the Church were also analysed. The findings indicated that ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the perceptions of Sekondi-Takoradi residents in the Western Region, Ghana of the firefighting operations of the Ghana Nation Fire Service (GNFS) in the Metropolis. Being underpinned by the theories of perception, the study specifically sought to investigate how the residents perceive the firefighting operations of GNFS and examine measures needed to improve their operations. Using quantitative approach, survey was used to collect data from 120 respondents th...