Safeguarding Human Rights: Media Personalities Must be Responsible in Their Utterances
On the morning of Wednesday February 26, 2020 while on my way to work, I heard Captain Smart, a morning show host on Ghana…
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2019 District Level Elections: I Voted for Candidates I Didn’t Even Know
A number of Ghanaians will vote for the first time in this year’s District Level Elections just like I did. Over the years, local…
The Trendy Made-in-Ghana Rice Campaign and the Fervent Media Stimulus
This Xmas season more Ghanaians will consume their locally produced rice; at least for once. Wait! this is not a prophesy. It is a…
Working in the Foremost Media Development Organisation in West Africa—My Experience
I had the great opportunity to join the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in Accra, Ghana for a 6-weeks summer internship programme where…
Gender Activist Hails MFWA for Breaking the Gender Status Quo
By Fouzia Tua Alhassan, Gender Activist It’s my 4th week today at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), my new employer, and it’s…
Decriminalising Libel in Liberia: Implications of the Passage of the Law on the Media
By Francis Brewer, a Liberian Journalist and Intern at MFWA The Liberian lower house of parliament on Wednesday July 4 passed the Abdulai Kamara…
Media in Ghana: Do We Have a Sleeping Watchdog?
By Kwaku Krobea Asante, MFWA Journalism is free in Ghana, but in Russia, China, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea and many other countries around the…
Why Anas’ Number 12 is Not a Journalistic Piece
Early last month, controversial Ghanaian journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, released a documentary relating to issues of corruption in football administration. The documentary has, since…
Nigeria: FOI Implementation Reality Check as State Institutions Falter
By Muheeb Saeed, Programme Officer, Media Foundation for West Africa In a decision that makes a mockery of Nigeria’s much-heralded Freedom of Information…
25 Years of Press Freedom in Ghana: Time for Media Sector Reforms
By Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director, Media Foundation for West Africa It’s been 25 years since Ghana returned to democratic rule under the Fourth Republican…
Hajia Fati and the Media Debacle: The Journalists’ Sneeze, the Politicians’ Cold
“… Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall”. Could there have been a better time for such amaturity testfor…
Ghana: Sports Journalists at the Mercy of Hooligans
The MFWA has observed with deep concern the recent acts of violence against sports journalists at the various Ghana Premier League (GPL) centres across…