Journalism Aid: Country of Origin and Influences on Beneficiary Perceptions and Practices
dc.contributor.author | Tietaah, G.K.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yeboah-Banin, A.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Akrofi-Quarcoo, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sesenu, F.Y. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-08T09:28:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-08T09:28:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | A sub-text in the discourse on international development assistance is the argument that aid is not necessarily a beneficent, or sustainable, solution to the development needs of African countries. This argument raises a conceptual conundrum with respect to the many training programmes and fellowships designed to address the skills deficits of journalists and media in Africa. While the necessity and value of such interventions may be taken for granted, a counterintuitive question arises about the extent to which beneficiaries are able nonetheless to act independently. This study sought to find out the extent to which capacity-building assistance to journalists in Ghana may have fostered or inhibited their independent practice. Individual interviews were conducted with 24 journalists to ascertain their experiences with such programmes and their subsequent dispositions towards the host country or agency. The findings showed that underlying the manifest objectives of building the capacities of beneficiaries was the implicit intent of the aid country of origin to use the media as agents of economic and cultural diplomacy. The consequent prospect of compromising the journalistic autonomy of beneficiaries of training aid brings into question their capacity to contribute to sustainable development in Ghana. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Gilbert K. M. Tietaah, Abena A. Yeboah-Banin, Sarah Akrofi-Quarcoo & Fidelis Y. Sesenu (2018) Journalism Aid: Country of Origin and Influences on Beneficiary Perceptions and Practices, African Journalism Studies, 39:2, 90-103, DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2018.1473271 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | https://doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2018.1473271 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31296 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | African Journalism Studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Journalism aid | en_US |
dc.subject | Training | en_US |
dc.subject | Dependency | en_US |
dc.subject | Watchdog | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainable development | en_US |
dc.subject | Ghana | en_US |
dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
dc.title | Journalism Aid: Country of Origin and Influences on Beneficiary Perceptions and Practices | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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