UID:
almafu_9959227085102883
Format:
1 online resource (212 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-07128-9
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0-253-11135-8
Content:
In The Press and Political Culture in Ghana, Jennifer Hasty looks at the practices of journalism and newsmaking at privately owned and state-operated daily newspapers in Ghana. Hasty decodes the styles and uncovers the strategies that characterize Ghana's major printed news media, focusing on the differences between news generated by the state and news that comes from private sources. Not only are the angles radically different, but so are ways of gathering the news, assigning beats, using sources, and
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. National Discourse and the State Apparatus; 2. ""Who-Leads"" and Who Follows: House Style at Graphic; 3. Practice and Privilege in the State Media; 4. The Private Press and Professional Solidarity; 5. Corruption, Investigation, and Extraversion; Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-253-34524-3
Language:
English
