This past Thursday our group of 15 were invited to hear Anas Aremeyaw Anas at Webster University in Ghana at the Reimagine GH 2018: Stories, Standards, and Struggle Media Summit. If you aren’t already aware, Anas is very influential and controversial not only here in Ghana, but all around the world. He is an investigative Read More …
We have been in Accra for exactly a month now, and the time is flying by. Many of us have come to the consensus that the days feel long, but each week goes by faster than the one before. There are a lot of mixed feelings about going back to the states, some are homesick, Read More …
At the Daily Guide, Melvin and I usually leave the office around 8 a.m. every day and cover an event that is said to begin at 9 a.m., with a potential second event around 2 p.m. At each press conference or discussion, I take photos of the key speakers and jot down some notes about Read More …
For my internship through the Media in Ghana program I requested to work at a newspaper and was placed at the Daily Guide. The Daily Guide is a privately-owned newspaper located Accra, Ghana, that publishes articles in favor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). They release a newspaper six times per week and is one Read More …
Opening starts with the difference with between expectations from the Ghanaian audience and international audience Media is powerful à it influences the political, social, and economic spheres It is the fourth arm of government Uphold the highest integrity and leave as a changemaker Context matters Anas’ work brings a theatrical element that uses the Read More …
This wasn’t my first time watching the World Cup overseas. I’ve watched a World Cup while in Iraq, Bulgaria, and now Ghana. It’s an impressive thing, watching a World Cup Final in a country that actually cares about football (soccer). It dominates the conversation in the workplace, in taxi cabs, and pretty much with every Read More …
The first three weeks in Ghana have flown by while also feeling like a lifetime… if that makes sense. While learning and experiencing so much each day, the days feel long but the weeks feel short. Does that make sense? – Probably not. Here is a compiled list of some of the things I’ve learned Read More …
My dad hates sports. He doesn’t hate that people play sports, my brothers and I were involved in sports from a young age, he hates how the world puts athletes on a pedestal. How much money is involved in sports. Growing up we weren’t really allowed to watch professional sports. Not just because my dad Read More …
The other day, I witnessed a live interview with a man they call the “love doctor”; apparently well-known in Ghana (as stated by himself), he used to have his own show where he would give relationship and romance advice. Sitting in on this interview brought many ideas and emotions to the front of my mind Read More …
A slight tap on my shoulder got my attention. “Madame, you need to cover your head.” I instinctively did a slightly awkward “duck and cover”, looking down as if that was the order. “Do you know how to put it on?” I shifted my attention up to meet the twinkling hazel eyes of a man Read More …
Something that’s always drawn me to journalism is the ability to tell someone’s story; a story that might not otherwise be told. It’s important to be able to give people a voice so they can share their lives with others, and sometimes bring awareness to injustices happening around them. This week we met Anas Aremeyaw Read More …
The second week at Emerge has almost come to an end and its taught me a lot so far. Each day Aviva and I take an Uber at around 7:45 to work which is around 15 cedis, or three US dollars. We arrive at 8:30 and start our day. In all honesty my work days Read More …
“What are we waiting for?” I asked impatiently. “Just sit here and wait for me.” My fellow reporter told me as she walked towards the front of the room where a National Summit had just taken place. As I waited in my seat, I smiled at the familiar faces in the room. Three other students Read More …
“You just copy the article and take out what isn’t important.” These instructions came as a shock. I had only been in the Metro TV newsroom for about an hour and I was already faced with an ethical issue. A huge ethical issue, that is. I couldn’t help but ask if there was a way Read More …
As my first week in Accra, Ghana wraps up I realize I have spent a good majority of my time viewing the country through the window seat. While traveling to new places through Accra’s infamous traffic our bus is often stopped at traffic lights. This is where I encounter hawkers, a term that has been Read More …