ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to compare the coverage received by Ghana’s male and female ministers in the Daily Graphic and Daily Guide newspapers and to determine what role gender played in the selection, framing and placement of these news stories. In order to achieve the aims of the study, a mixed methods approach was employed. Quantitative content analysis was used to examine and compare the coverage received by male and female ministers in the newspapers, in terms of quality...
ABSTRACT With the growth of entertainment education serial dramas worldwide and the general evaluation research on their impacts on the audience, this study toed a different line by looking at the rationale behind the production, its contents and how the contents promote social change. Social change has received minimal consideration in edutainment research here in Ghana. By finding out how YOLO, an edutainment programme promotes social change through edutainment, interviewing the producer of...
ABSTRACT The study examined media advocacy as practiced by Civil Society organizations in pushing for development agenda in Ghana. The study employed an exploratory research design and a sample size of three(3) CSOs namely Ghana Integrity Initiative, Media Foundation for West Africa and the Centre for Democratic Development using the purposive sampling technique. Underpinned by the Agenda Setting and the Two-step flow theory, interviews were conducted for data collection. Interviews were then...
ABSTRACT This study investigated how graduate students in the four Departments of Faculty of Foreign Languages Education and Communication (FFLEC) use new media technologies. The students were purposively sampled from the four Departments in FFLEC and interviewed. The study adopted the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Technology Appropriation Model to properly contextualize the research. The graduate students were of the view that the social connection provided...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the impact of social network sites on employee productivity with special reference to UAC Nigeria Plc. The objectives of the study were to find out the influence of social networking sites on employee performance, to investigate the effect of social networking sites on employee organizational commitment and examine the effect of social networking sites on employee productivity. Bases on the objectives of the study three research questions were posed which also led...
Abstract: The Western Cape is a unique area to undertake research, due to the varying oceanographic conditions along the coast. These diverse environments create a hotspot for cetacean presence and diversity. This study aimed to collate and map distribution information of local whale and dolphin species in the Western Cape using citizen science. The first data chapter focused on obtaining opportunistic sightings from water users from scientific, platform of opportunity and sporadic sighting ...