| dc.description.abstract | The world we live in today is becoming increasingly interconnected, interdependent and to some extent inegalitarian. This can be attributed to globalization, and this has increased and accelerated the shrinkage of time and space. One of the factors that has been deemed very pivotal to the process of globalization is the mediation of communication flows. The advancement, development, and proliferation of new and improved digital technologies as well as satellite has resulted in an increased dissemination of images, ideas and information to parts of the world that are distant and have diverse cultures. These technologies have resulted in the creation of a networked society which has made the role of communication as well as the flow of information central in the globalization process.
Communication and journalism researchers have been concerned about the rise in transnational media corporations and the degree to which the news values, news flows and media culture of the western news agencies have resulted in the homogenization of world media. Thus, this study sought to understand the impact of global or international media agencies on news production by local television networks in Ghana. The study employed qualitative content analysis of two international media organizations – BBC and CNN and five Ghanaian television media – Citi Newsroom, Joynews, GhOne TV, TV3 and Metro TV to respond to the first research question of the study. To address the second research question, the study collected data from fifteen media personnel in Ghana through in-depth interviews.
The findings of the study established that Ghanaian television networks mirrored news production and presentation styles and structure of international news agencies. Also, the study discovered that media personnel in Ghana acknowledge the influence of international news agencies on news production and distribution at the local level and further indicate that there are both positive and negative elements of global media on news production and distribution at the local level. | en_US |
