Report on Indecent Campaign Language in Newspapers

A total of 1,145 stories were monitored and analysed over a two week period (November 1-15) in two state-owned newspapers and thirteen private newspapers. Out of these, 12 indecent expressions were recorded. Indecent expressions were recorded in four private newspapers (The Ghanaian Lens, Daily Democrat, The Enquirer and The Daily Statesman) out of the 15 newspaper outlets monitored. The Ghanaian Lens, a newspaper perceived to be pro-NDC, topped the list with 7 incidents of all indecent expressions recorded. The NPP had the highest number of attacks while the NDP and the NDC had the least. Kindly read the full report on indecent campaign language in newspapers here.

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