African Media since Ghana’s IndependenceBy: Ramotsamai Khunyeli

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Recurrent ThemesFocus of the book

Colonial, postcolonial and post-independence media

systems.

Different African regions

Historical and socio-economic circumstances

Colonial Media SystemsMilitant role of the media.

Ideological and political instrument.

Sole mass medium of resistance.

Postcolonial Media Systems After independence

Media role change to social and development.

Instrument of new political systems.

Small politicised publications.

Foreign investments cause competition.

Postcolonial Media Systems (continued)Media’s development role undermined.

Governments’ response.

Dictatorship

Social and economic crises.

Postcolonial Media Systems (continued2)Social

Civil wars and strife.

Africa’s image.

Lack of protests.

Economic

Colonial-type economic structures.

Corruption.

Media personnel.

Postcolonial Media Systems (continued3)Private press’s devotion.

Foundations of struggle.

Post-independence Media Systems1980s

Constitutional reforms.

Legal guarantees and regulatory frameworks.

Journalistic organisations/groupings.

Professional identity.

Collective demand.

Difficulties experienced.

Markets without customers.

Looking AheadLong way

Least served people.

Advancing democracy and development.

Conducive environment.

Governments and free media.

Positives

Sensitizer

Public service

Looking Ahead (continued)Laws as media enabling mechanisms.

Saba’s peer review systems.

Internal content exchange.