Michael Ofori
Biographic Data
| ID | 5637025 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Ofori |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Ofori |
| SIGNATURE | OFORI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7278-0697 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I Will Not “ Nurse a Feeling of a White Woman ”
Populism is a global phenomenon, and election seasons provide an urge for the surge of populist politicians. Despite several decades of study on populism, a dearth of studies examine the stylistic appeals of populist politicians within postcolonial societies. This study examines the phenomenon of populism and populist manifestations within a global south context which is shaped by apartheid. Critical Discourse Analysis is used as a theory and ana…
Bolstering trust by ‘letting them know who we are’
What do news organizations treat as expertise when detailing their staff’s backgrounds and experiences? In this study, we apply the dual concepts of “connection-based reporting” and “political identity ownership” to examine New York Times “enhanced bios,” the paper’s initiative to publish more detailed information about newsroom staff highlighting what they describe as their “deep expertise,” unique perspectives, and personal backgrounds. Using a…
Multidirectional Cultural Exchanges and the Indigenization of Hip Hop in Ghana
This study examines the multidirectional, transcultural exchanges between Ghanaian hip hop and Black American musical traditions. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Ghanaian hip hop enthusiasts and considering cultural flows and local adaptations of hip hop across spatial and sonic geographies, the study explores how Ghanaian artists localize the genre, infusing it with Indigenous languages and rhythms, and broader sociopolitical concerns rooted…
Communication scholarship impact reality check
This study examines 4,313 research articles published in 94 Social Science Citation Indexed (SSCI) communication journals in October 2020-September 2021 to determine the journals’ research orientations and compare how journal-level attributes affect the three major citation metrics: Journal Impact Factor (JIF), SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR), and H5-indexes. Quantitative orientation and technology-related focus are the two most important journal a…
Political allies in foreign war news framing
We examined news framing of the 2022 Russia–Ukraine war among four countries. Employing quantitative content analysis of ( n = 230) news stories, we find complex framing dynamics based on political allyship. NATO ally news outlets, The New York Times and Guardian exhibited strong pro-Ukrainian stance in their framing. China Daily , a communist-affiliated outlet, leaned more toward a pro-Russian perspective, with the Times of India mixed in its fr…
Doing Journalism in Times of Conflict
This research examined the dynamics of news reporting and source attribution approaches employed by prominent media outlets - the New York Times, Guardian, China Daily, and The Times of India - in their coverage of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine crises. Using Quantitative Content Analysis to examine (n = 230) news articles, this study investigated the prevalence of official, unofficial, pro-Russian, and pro-Ukrainian sources, and how these sources impac…
The Brunt of the Colonial Yoke Continues to Weigh on Us”
“We are only to Appear to be Fighting Corruption…We can’t even Bite”
Purpose The goal of this study is to explore how memes are used as tools to expose and shame corruption in Ghana. The Ghanaian media has used memes to criticize unhealthy governmental and social practices and advocated for alternative approaches to addressing these issues. Thus, we explore the qualities memes possess in contributing to the anti-corruption discourse in Ghana. Methods Using visual rhetoric and metaphorical analysis of five media me…
Implications of source, content, and style cues in curbing health misinformation and fake news
Purpose To provide human judgment input for computer algorithm development, this study examines the relative importance of source, content, and style cues in predicting the truthfulness ratings of two common types of online health information: news stories and institutional news releases. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a multi-method approach using (1) a manual content analysis of 400 randomly selected online health news stories …
Implications of source, content, and style cues in curbing health misinformation and fake news
Purpose To provide human judgment input for computer algorithm development, this study examines the relative importance of source, content, and style cues in predicting the truthfulness ratings of two common types of online health information: news stories and institutional news releases. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a multi-method approach using (1) a manual content analysis of 400 randomly selected online health news stories …
Doing Journalism in Times of Conflict
This research examined the dynamics of news reporting and source attribution approaches employed by prominent media outlets - the New York Times, Guardian, China Daily, and The Times of India - in their coverage of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine crises. Using Quantitative Content Analysis to examine (n = 230) news articles, this study investigated the prevalence of official, unofficial, pro-Russian, and pro-Ukrainian sources, and how these sources impac…
The Brunt of the Colonial Yoke Continues to Weigh on Us”
“We are only to Appear to be Fighting Corruption…We can’t even Bite”
Purpose The goal of this study is to explore how memes are used as tools to expose and shame corruption in Ghana. The Ghanaian media has used memes to criticize unhealthy governmental and social practices and advocated for alternative approaches to addressing these issues. Thus, we explore the qualities memes possess in contributing to the anti-corruption discourse in Ghana. Methods Using visual rhetoric and metaphorical analysis of five media me…
Implications of source, content, and style cues in curbing health misinformation and fake news
Purpose To provide human judgment input for computer algorithm development, this study examines the relative importance of source, content, and style cues in predicting the truthfulness ratings of two common types of online health information: news stories and institutional news releases. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a multi-method approach using (1) a manual content analysis of 400 randomly selected online health news stories …
Doing Journalism in Times of Conflict
This research examined the dynamics of news reporting and source attribution approaches employed by prominent media outlets - the New York Times, Guardian, China Daily, and The Times of India - in their coverage of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine crises. Using Quantitative Content Analysis to examine (n = 230) news articles, this study investigated the prevalence of official, unofficial, pro-Russian, and pro-Ukrainian sources, and how these sources impac…
The Brunt of the Colonial Yoke Continues to Weigh on Us”
Bolstering trust by ‘letting them know who we are’
What do news organizations treat as expertise when detailing their staff’s backgrounds and experiences? In this study, we apply the dual concepts of “connection-based reporting” and “political identity ownership” to examine New York Times “enhanced bios,” the paper’s initiative to publish more detailed information about newsroom staff highlighting what they describe as their “deep expertise,” unique perspectives, and personal backgrounds. Using a…
Multidirectional Cultural Exchanges and the Indigenization of Hip Hop in Ghana
This study examines the multidirectional, transcultural exchanges between Ghanaian hip hop and Black American musical traditions. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Ghanaian hip hop enthusiasts and considering cultural flows and local adaptations of hip hop across spatial and sonic geographies, the study explores how Ghanaian artists localize the genre, infusing it with Indigenous languages and rhythms, and broader sociopolitical concerns rooted…
Communication scholarship impact reality check
This study examines 4,313 research articles published in 94 Social Science Citation Indexed (SSCI) communication journals in October 2020-September 2021 to determine the journals’ research orientations and compare how journal-level attributes affect the three major citation metrics: Journal Impact Factor (JIF), SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR), and H5-indexes. Quantitative orientation and technology-related focus are the two most important journal a…
Political allies in foreign war news framing
We examined news framing of the 2022 Russia–Ukraine war among four countries. Employing quantitative content analysis of ( n = 230) news stories, we find complex framing dynamics based on political allyship. NATO ally news outlets, The New York Times and Guardian exhibited strong pro-Ukrainian stance in their framing. China Daily , a communist-affiliated outlet, leaned more toward a pro-Russian perspective, with the Times of India mixed in its fr…
I Will Not “ Nurse a Feeling of a White Woman ”
Populism is a global phenomenon, and election seasons provide an urge for the surge of populist politicians. Despite several decades of study on populism, a dearth of studies examine the stylistic appeals of populist politicians within postcolonial societies. This study examines the phenomenon of populism and populist manifestations within a global south context which is shaped by apartheid. Critical Discourse Analysis is used as a theory and ana…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · News media (3 works) · Attribution (2 works)