blog 14 – Media in Ghana

My Time in Ghana: A Summation (And Laptop Problems)

Preface: This entry is being posted a month after my return from Ghana. I hand wrote this entry while still…

Although Elmina and Cape Coast are beautiful towns, they are plagued by a tragic history. On Saturday, we learned some…

My first experience with fu-fu, the Ghanaian national dish, was very interesting. Fu-fu is smashed plantains and cassava mixed together…

I’ve tried writing this post multiple times, yet I haven’t been able to get the words out to explain the…

After living in Ghana for six weeks I have really adapted to some parts of the lifestyle. My blog posts…

For my last assignment at my internship, I decided to go to the Accra Zoo to investigate how the zoo…

FAMOUS FOR A LITTLE LONGER By Jess Pinnell I major in photojournalism. I love the prospect that I can take…

Last week, the group visited Anani Memorial International School in Nima, a poor community in Accra. Upon arrival, the students…

My last assignment at Metro. On my last full day at Metro, Humu, the assignment editor, sends me to Jamestown…

Metro TV interns have a very unstructured program. We are encouraged to explore areas of our own interest. We are…

A few Fridays ago we left our house at dawn for a bumpy six-hour bus ride to Kumasi, a city…

I’ve been in Ghana for one month now. It’s so funny because I never, ever in a million years expected…

I would never describe myself as a farm girl. I hate bugs. I hate camping. I like air conditioning. But…

I dedicated an entire blogpost to Day 12 for two reasons. Firstly, Tuesday July 1st is a Ghanaian holiday. I’m not entirely…

Living in West Africa, we are geographically closer to Nigeria and the acts of terrorism committed by Boko Haram, which…