Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana

Considering Provocation

Bibliographic Data

ID3308780
AuthorsJacob Nyarko (0000-0002-9851-2631, Takoradi Technical University, corresponding author), Ufuoma Akpojivi (0000-0002-9349-2977, University of the Witwatersrand)
Year2017
Volume7
Issue1
Pages215824401769716
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244017697165
OpenAlexW2592675494
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited16

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 data analysis and drawing on the provocation theory, this study explored the degree of assault and intimidation in Ghana's media environment and found that attacks on the media were traced to three major sources, namely, security agencies, communities/individual citizens, and supporters of political parties. The article further argued that the communication interplay of the aforementioned entities is ideal for a functioning public

Arson · Criminology · Fourth Estate · Intimidation · Media coverage · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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