Jacob Nyarko
Biographic Data
| ID | 1104981 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob Nyarko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyarko |
| SIGNATURE | NYARKO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9851-2631 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
I Promise I Will Never Be an Investigative Journalist: Narratives of Journalists in the Ghanaian Media
This study used interview and focus group discussion data to explore why journalists in Ghana feel reluctant to pursue investigative journalism. The study highlights the precarious nature of investigative journalism in Ghana, exposing safety and security concerns faced by journalists. The effects of increasing attacks on journalist’s practices and behavior include constant fear, anxiety, psychological stress, post-traumatic stress, and financial …
Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa: A Scoping Review
Press freedom ensures accountability, transparency and democracy, and protects journalists’ lives. Despite constitutional guarantees and international conventions in promoting press freedom, journalists in Africa continue to face grave dangers. This study presents a scoping review on press freedom and safety of journalists in Africa. A total of 66 articles were identified from Scopus, ProQuest and Google Scholar databases. The yearly distribution…
No laughing matter: (Self) ridiculing and reputational risk on Ghanaian and Zimbabwean TikTok
The positive branding of a country is vital in its global standing and recognition. In light of this, the Africa Rising campaign was launched to sell the potentials of the continent globally. However, some citizens do not always share the same reputational goals with their states. Their perceptions may conflict with the reputational agendas of state institutions. This paper argues that in an attempt to speak [in]directly to significant public iss…
Covid-19 and Mass Media Education: An Evaluation of the Transition from Brick-and-Mortar Learning to Virtual Space
Using mixed-method approach and technology acceptance model (TAM)/diffusion of innovation theory (DOIT), this study evaluates the challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 driven virtual learning in undergraduate media programmes at Ghanaian public universities. A survey of 270 was sampled composed of 250 students and 20 lecturers and revealed that commitment from both lecturers and students towards virtual instruction is weak. We also found that …
Communication lapses to combating Covid-19 pandemic: Evaluating Ghana’s Covid-19 campaign
COVID-19 is described as ‘novel’ largely because the virus has rarely been studied. Without any vaccine, the key to containing the virus was the timely delivery of educative public health information to people. With a population of 29 million composed of small urban segments, Ghana has enormous rural enclaves where most of her citizens live. This study seeks to explore the nature of Ghana’s COVID-19 campaign, focusing on the communication strateg…
Donor Aid and Private Investment: Their Interplay With Media Development
Media development requires substantial funding, and therefore, donors, foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and foundations have found a way to play an influential role through their financial support. However, it appears that the donors are also fighting a losing battle considering the rapidly changing political-economic structures of contemporary society spearheaded by the very private sector they enhanced. This study gene…
Achieving media independence through legal and regulatory measures: A formality or reality
Ghana’s Fourth republican constitutional provisions on the independence of the media and of expression were subjected to a qualitative assessment on the question: has it lived up to expectation? The study showed that the constitution marked a takeoff point for media liberalisation that led to increased private ownership participation and broke the “culture of silence” to some appreciable extent within the public sphere. Some shortfalls were ident…
Print Media Standardisation and Professionalism: Determinants of independence of Ghanaian media
The independence of the media under Ghana’s Fourth Republic is assessed from the perspective of standards and professionalism. Using a qualitative method, the study shows that unethical practices are evident in the print media landscape in Ghana, and argues that this can be traced to four major spheres: educational qualification, existence of several professional associations, a weak regulatory body and “money matters”. Overall, the study argues …
Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana: Considering Provocation
The ability of the media to function effectively as a fourth estate is hooked firmly on the maximum cooperation it receives from the different entities within society at whose service it operates. Recently, concerns have been raised in Ghana about the spate of assault and intimidation against media practitioners, and this action appears to hinder the independence, growth, and development of the media. Using an inductive approach for qualitative d…
Newspaper Review Show in the Broadcast Media Space in Ghana: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Ghana’s public sphere has witnessed a growing media presence which has enhanced the relay of information to the citizenry. By this, society is given a full spectrum of alternatives to access media. Amid this atmosphere is a platform labeled the “Newspaper Review Show” which appears to have generated some sort of contention since its inception among newspaper publishers on one hand and broadcast stations on the other. Using an exploratory qualitat…
Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana: Considering Provocation
The ability of the media to function effectively as a fourth estate is hooked firmly on the maximum cooperation it receives from the different entities within society at whose service it operates. Recently, concerns have been raised in Ghana about the spate of assault and intimidation against media practitioners, and this action appears to hinder the independence, growth, and development of the media. Using an inductive approach for qualitative d…
Print Media Standardisation and Professionalism: Determinants of independence of Ghanaian media
The independence of the media under Ghana’s Fourth Republic is assessed from the perspective of standards and professionalism. Using a qualitative method, the study shows that unethical practices are evident in the print media landscape in Ghana, and argues that this can be traced to four major spheres: educational qualification, existence of several professional associations, a weak regulatory body and “money matters”. Overall, the study argues …
Newspaper Review Show in the Broadcast Media Space in Ghana: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Ghana’s public sphere has witnessed a growing media presence which has enhanced the relay of information to the citizenry. By this, society is given a full spectrum of alternatives to access media. Amid this atmosphere is a platform labeled the “Newspaper Review Show” which appears to have generated some sort of contention since its inception among newspaper publishers on one hand and broadcast stations on the other. Using an exploratory qualitat…
Print Media Standardisation and Professionalism: Determinants of independence of Ghanaian media
The independence of the media under Ghana’s Fourth Republic is assessed from the perspective of standards and professionalism. Using a qualitative method, the study shows that unethical practices are evident in the print media landscape in Ghana, and argues that this can be traced to four major spheres: educational qualification, existence of several professional associations, a weak regulatory body and “money matters”. Overall, the study argues …
Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana: Considering Provocation
The ability of the media to function effectively as a fourth estate is hooked firmly on the maximum cooperation it receives from the different entities within society at whose service it operates. Recently, concerns have been raised in Ghana about the spate of assault and intimidation against media practitioners, and this action appears to hinder the independence, growth, and development of the media. Using an inductive approach for qualitative d…
Achieving media independence through legal and regulatory measures: A formality or reality
Ghana’s Fourth republican constitutional provisions on the independence of the media and of expression were subjected to a qualitative assessment on the question: has it lived up to expectation? The study showed that the constitution marked a takeoff point for media liberalisation that led to increased private ownership participation and broke the “culture of silence” to some appreciable extent within the public sphere. Some shortfalls were ident…
Donor Aid and Private Investment: Their Interplay With Media Development
Media development requires substantial funding, and therefore, donors, foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and foundations have found a way to play an influential role through their financial support. However, it appears that the donors are also fighting a losing battle considering the rapidly changing political-economic structures of contemporary society spearheaded by the very private sector they enhanced. This study gene…
Communication lapses to combating Covid-19 pandemic: Evaluating Ghana’s Covid-19 campaign
COVID-19 is described as ‘novel’ largely because the virus has rarely been studied. Without any vaccine, the key to containing the virus was the timely delivery of educative public health information to people. With a population of 29 million composed of small urban segments, Ghana has enormous rural enclaves where most of her citizens live. This study seeks to explore the nature of Ghana’s COVID-19 campaign, focusing on the communication strateg…
Covid-19 and Mass Media Education: An Evaluation of the Transition from Brick-and-Mortar Learning to Virtual Space
Using mixed-method approach and technology acceptance model (TAM)/diffusion of innovation theory (DOIT), this study evaluates the challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 driven virtual learning in undergraduate media programmes at Ghanaian public universities. A survey of 270 was sampled composed of 250 students and 20 lecturers and revealed that commitment from both lecturers and students towards virtual instruction is weak. We also found that …
Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa: A Scoping Review
Press freedom ensures accountability, transparency and democracy, and protects journalists’ lives. Despite constitutional guarantees and international conventions in promoting press freedom, journalists in Africa continue to face grave dangers. This study presents a scoping review on press freedom and safety of journalists in Africa. A total of 66 articles were identified from Scopus, ProQuest and Google Scholar databases. The yearly distribution…
No laughing matter: (Self) ridiculing and reputational risk on Ghanaian and Zimbabwean TikTok
The positive branding of a country is vital in its global standing and recognition. In light of this, the Africa Rising campaign was launched to sell the potentials of the continent globally. However, some citizens do not always share the same reputational goals with their states. Their perceptions may conflict with the reputational agendas of state institutions. This paper argues that in an attempt to speak [in]directly to significant public iss…
I Promise I Will Never Be an Investigative Journalist: Narratives of Journalists in the Ghanaian Media
This study used interview and focus group discussion data to explore why journalists in Ghana feel reluctant to pursue investigative journalism. The study highlights the precarious nature of investigative journalism in Ghana, exposing safety and security concerns faced by journalists. The effects of increasing attacks on journalist’s practices and behavior include constant fear, anxiety, psychological stress, post-traumatic stress, and financial …
Political science (7 works) · Media Influence and Politics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Engineering (2 works)