Journalistic griots: The marginalization of indigenous language news and oral epistemologies in Ghana.

This study examines news production and newsroom culture in radio stations in Ghana's Northern Region. It explores the dynamics of news production and delivery in indigenous language newsrooms. Through in-depth interviews with eight indigenous language news presenters and journalists, the study crit...

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Publicado en:Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 235 - 253
Autor principal: Mohammed, Wunpini Fatimata
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Intellect Ltd. Oct2019
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      ab: This study examines news production and newsroom culture in radio stations in Ghana's Northern Region. It explores the dynamics of news production and delivery in indigenous language newsrooms. Through in-depth interviews with eight indigenous language news presenters and journalists, the study critically explores the intricacies of news production, drawing attention to how news production is contextualized within this society. Through an oral epistemological approach, I argue that news journalists and presenters draw on orature and oral epistemologies to build their news-presenting personas and personalities in a way that positions them as frame sponsors who intentionally set the agenda for news content by unilaterally selecting specific stories to air. This study presents novel ways to conceptualize framing and agenda-setting while demonstrating the usefulness of customizing theory for specific sociocultural contexts. The study presents theoretical and practical implications to bridge the gap between theory and praxis while rethinking news production in Global South contexts such as Ghana.
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