Manfred A.K. Asuman

The University of Western Ontario | UWO · Department of Sociology

Within journalism studies, journalism theory and phenomenon in the Global North receive outsized attention, while studies of journalism in the Global South and by scholars in the Global South are infrequent and largely ignored. One response to geographic disparities in knowledge production has been to encourage more special issues that focus on the...

Women’s participation in community owned development initiatives such as community radio is critical to improving political participation, transparency in governance, and reducing corruption. In Northern Ghana, women have historically had low participation in the public sphere and the dialogues that ensure accountability from political and responsi...

This study sought to explore the safety risks female journalists working in Ghana's rural and peri-urban media encounter, how safe they feel, and how they are coping with safety breaches. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with female journalists employed by Ghanaian broadcast media outlets in rural and peri-urban areas. Guided by B...

Women's participation in community radio, is critical to maintaining local interest in development initiatives. In Northern Ghana women have historically been excluded from the dialogues that lead to the transformation of their communities. Community radio presents an opportunity for rural women to participate in the public sphere. The use of radio...

The covid 19 pandemic led to a public health crisis which was responsible for the death of more than four hundred and fifty thousand people. Governments worldwide devised many strategies to help slow down the spread of the virus and reduce its impact on the economy and livelihoods of people. Even though social media platforms played a key role in i...

The covid 19 pandemic led to a public health crisis which was responsible for the death of more than four hundred and fifty thousand people. Governments worldwide devised many strategies to help slow down the spread of the virus and reduce its impact on the economy and livelihoods of people. Even though social media platforms played a key role in i...

The lack of access to the media and economic information has historically side-lined women in Ghana from being active contributors to the local economy, even though women do most of the farm work. Small, community-owned mass media systems such as community radio stations provide a channel through which rural women can be targeted through mass commu...

Women’s participation, and interest in indigenous language media such as community radio, is critical in generating and maintaining local interest in community development initiatives. In Northern Ghana, women have had lower participation in the media with limited access to the media as both audience and producers of media. Community radio broadcas...

Within journalism studies, journalism theory and phenomenon in the Global North receive outsized attention, while studies of journalism in the Global South and by scholars in the Global South are infrequent and largely ignored. One response to geographic disparities in knowledge production has been to encourage more special issues that focus on the...

The task of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of universal access to reproductive health will be difficult without the full involvement and participation of men. Family planning has a major role to play in reducing poverty, maintaining quality health and improving the livelihoods of nuclear families. Men are the traditional he...

Using Kent and Taylor’s (1998) five principles of dialogic communication, this study examined the National Comunications Authority (NCA) of Ghana’s use of website and Facebook to engage stakeholders. A content analysis of the website and Facebook page of the NCA was conducted for a period of six months. The study analysed indicators of the five dia...

The study examines community radio as a channel for development through people’s participation in development activities in the Fanteakwa District of Ghana. The study argues that participation of people is necessary for development. The study employed the concept of participatory development communication and the empowerment theory to help unde...