Journalism placements in Ghana
Join our election special
programme and cover the build-up to presidential elections in
Ghana on December 7th, 2016!
You will rarely find press in Africa as lively as the media in
Ghana. Ghana has a population of about 20 million people and yet
boasts numerous radio shows, TV stations and newspapers. Most of
the media is produced in English as this is officially the national
language of Ghana so this means that there are no requirements for
language skills as with some of our other media projects.
We have opportunities for you to spend time gaining experience
in either print or broadcast media, possibly both. If you are interested
in broadcast media, such as radio or TV work, you will be based
in Cape Coast or Takoradi. You can work at a TV or radio station
as a broadcast journalist, or as part of the production team as
a broadcast assistant, sound engineer or camera operator. Very limited
opportunities also exist in presenting either behind a microphone
or in front of a camera!
Most of the TV and radio stations are independent and are renowned
for their energetic phone ins during which no subject is taboo,
from the current political issues of the day, through religion to
the performance of the local and national football teams (another
religion in Ghana). They also cover a wide range of international,
regional and local topics. You could be covering the visit of an
international dignitary one day and a local music festival the next.
If you have not yet decided where your interests lie, you can
spend some time in print, radio and TV in Cape Coast. The local
newspaper is published twice a week which makes this placement easily
combined with work on our TV or radio projects.
If you are interested solely in print media, you will be based
in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. You will spend your time working
alongside Ghana’s writers learning about how to write a feature,
the secrets of interviewing and much more. You will spend time on
assignment with your Ghanaian partner co-researching and co-writing
features or news reports, submitting them before the crucial deadline.
Your partner will work with you to ensure that you have an understanding
of the tools you will need - page layout software etc, as well as
give you an understanding of the rules and regulations journalists
in Ghana must stick to.
We’ll ask for a CV and some examples of your work when you
join us. We’ll also ask you what experience you hope to gain
from this programme. From this, your project supervisor will be
able to design a programme that is tailored to your interests and
that is designed to challenge you.
In short, these projects are not about just making the coffee! If
you are good enough, you could find yourself published or on air,
imagine having that kind of experience in your portfolio rather
than some time spent on your local rag!
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Costs in

All costs shown above are for one month. Additional months can
be added for $895.
You choose your start date but spaces throughout the year are limited
so reserve your space now.
What's included?
Why are some dates cheaper than others?
Our pricing policy explained.
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