Ghana, media freedom, press freedom, media ownership, journalism, self-censorship, editorial independence, advertising influence, political interference, newsrooms, Fourth Estate on Sale — Gender Lens Africa

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Illustration of a young Ghanaian female journalist in a teal blazer sitting at a newsroom desk with a notebook, looking up with concern as three large shadowy hands loom over her — one holding a telephone receiver, one holding an envelope of cash, and one holding a television remote. On her desk is a microphone taped shut with an X, crumpled newspaper pages, and a torn story marked with a red X. Three monitors glow behind her. The image symbolises phone calls, advertising money and political control pressuring Ghanaian newsrooms to kill stories.

Part 1: The fourth estate on sale? Who controls Ghana's newsrooms, why are stories being killed, and what happens when journalists censor themselves?

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