Monitoring of Indecent Language on Radio (January 1-31, 2021)
This report covers monitoring of 60 radio stations in Ghana from January 1-31, 2021 (the month after the elections). It specifically cites the number…
Reports
FOE Violations Record 52% Drop in Third Quarter of 2020
Nigeria and Ghana recorded seven and six violations each to lead the list of ten countries that recorded freedom of expression (FOE) violations in…
Guide Book on Ghana’s Right to Information Law (Act 989)
The Right to Information Law of Ghana was passed in March 2019, after about two decades of advocacy by the Media Foundation for West…
Media Ethics: Power FM, Ghanaweb.com, Oman FM Top Table of Violations
The Pro-partisan radio stations, Power FM and Oman FM, and news website, Ghana web.com, have topped the chart of media ethics violations for the…
COVID-19, Protests Trigger FOE Violations in Second Quarter of 2020
COVID-19 reporting and other incidents related to the pandemic triggered a wave of press freedom violations across West Africa during the second quarter of…
Media Ethics Report ( October 16-30)
The objective of the Media Ethics Monitoring Project is to identify and highlight incidents of ethical infractions in the media and draw attention to…
Abusive Language on Radio: Chairman Wontumi, Kennedy Agyapong Maintain Top Spot for the Month of September
The September edition of the Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) Language monitoring on radio has cited Bernard Antwi Boasiako also known as Chairman…
Unrepentant Oman FM, Power FM Top Media Ethics Violation Chart
Pro-partisan radio stations, Oman FM and Power FM have emerged with the highest incidents of media ethics violation for the period of September 16-30,…
Policy Brief: Highlighting the Links between GGE Norms, Human Rights and Ghana’s Cybersecurity Efforts
This policy brief aims at illustrating the links between the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) global cyber norms and human rights and…
Media Ethics: Readers’ Comment Section on Websites Becoming Platforms for Grave Obscenity and Insults
Ghanaweb.com emerged as the third worst perpetrator of media ethics violation recording 20 infractions in the period of August 16-31, 2020. The news websites…
Media Ethics: Programmes on Hot FM and Pro-NDC Power FM Top Violations
Morning show and political talk show programmes on Hot FM and Pro-NDC Power FM have emerged with the highest incidence of media ethics violations…
Monitoring of Indecent Language on Radio (August 1-31, 2020)
The August edition of the Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) Language monitoring on Radio has cited the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling…