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Call for application – Consultant for Baseline Study in Guinea Bissau

Media and Good GovernanceSep 7, 2021605Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is a regional, independent, non-partisan, non-governmental organisation that works to promote freedom of expression and media development across West Africa. In the last 24 years, the MFWA has worked with both governmental and non-governmental stakeholders and partners at the national, regional and international levels to contribute to improving…

Gambia Press Union trains 95 journalists on elections reporting

Aug 15, 2021607Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Gambia Press Union (GPU), in partnership with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the USAID Senegal, has organised an 8-day training for 95 journalists and media workers on the theme, “Building Media Capacity: Principles of Election Reporting Training”. The training was aimed at building the capacity of journalists on election coverage, including on the…

GPU, UNESCO build capacity of journalists on fact-checking

Aug 10, 2021640Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) organised a 3-day training for 30 journalists on fact-checking. The three-day capacity building event was held at Seaview Garden Hotel in Kokoli from Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 July 2021. In his speech, Mr Muhammed S. Bah, Vice President…

Pro-partisan media organisations account for over 50% of media ethics violations in Ghana

Media and Good GovernanceJul 26, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

A recent media monitoring study by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has shown that politically-affiliated media organisations perpetrate over 50% of media ethics violations in Ghana. The study which covered the period June 2020 to May 2021 found that out of the total of 2,710 ethical violations recorded on the media organisations monitored,…

Investigative journalism, the RTI law and the fight against corruption in Ghana: reflections from a stakeholder forum in Accra

Jul 16, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In March 2019, Ghana finally passed the Right to Information Act (989) after two decades of unrelenting crusade. The RTI Act was assented to law by the President on May 21, 2019. Considered the ‘mother of all anti-corruption tools’ in Ghana, the RTI law was expected to be a key legal instrument that would facilitate…

WAMECA 2021: call for entries – special categories on gender and gender-based violence

Jul 16, 2021882Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for entries for two special categories created under the 2021 edition of WAMECA. These categories seek to recognise and honour journalists in West Africa who have been producing analytical and high-quality reports aimed at promoting gender equality and ending gender-based violence in the region. Specifically, the…

Photo Story: Residential Story Development Bootcamp for Journalists in Ghana

Jun 25, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa from May 19 – 21, 2021 held the maiden Residential Story Development Bootcamp for Journalists in Ghana. Out of about 70 applications received, 15 journalists from print, radio, television, and online news organisations were selected for the programme. The Bootcamp provided a platform for the participating journalists to brainstorm…

RTI Court case: MFWA disappointed at ruling

Access To Information, Freedom of Expression, Media and Good GovernanceJun 18, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has received with disappointment the ruling on June 17, 2021 by the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court on its request to Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) for information on the closure of some broadcast stations. Background In exercising our right under the Right to Information (RTI)…

Upcoming: Media forum on RTI law, investigative journalism and the fight against corruption in Ghana

May 28, 2021895Views 0Likes 0Comments

Right to Information (RTI) is a universally recognized basic human right. Globally, more than 120 countries have passed Right to Information laws with about 60% of countries in West Africa having such laws. In some countries, RTI laws are a high priority; while in others, there have been very little efforts at instituting the right…

COVID-19 and Press Freedom: Media Support Organisations in West Africa Share Perspectives

Freedom of Expression, Media and Good GovernanceMay 24, 2021832Views 0Likes 0Comments

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been a lot of studies, reports, and conversations on the devastating impact of the pandemic on news media organisations in West Africa. Quite a lot have been learnt about the collapse of media organisations in Mauritania and Guinea; significant media job losses and pay cuts in…

Ghanaweb.com Worst Violator of Media Ethics in April

May 24, 2021810Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ghanaweb.com is the highest offender of ethical media principles in the month of April. The news website which topped the list of the ethical violations in March maintained the same position in April with 101 violations. In the first two weeks of April (April 1-15), Ghanaweb.com topped with 46 violations out of the 91 recorded…

COVID-19 was Disruptive, But Our Resolve was Stronger – Highlights of MFWA’s Impact in 2020

May 8, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In March 2020, the WHO declared Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic. The outbreak of the disease disrupted the activities of almost every institution – be it public, private, or civil society organisation. At the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), even though the COVID-19 had a heavy toll on our work, it did…