A research that examined the nature of questions asked during President Mahama’s press conference on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 has tasked the media to cover a variety of national issues in order to keep themselves abreast with issues covering the various sectors of the economy.
The recommendation was contained in a research which was a collaborative work of the Media Communication and Policy Study Group, a research outfit and a Journalism academic at the National Film and Television Institute, spearheaded by Dr. Sikanku Etse and Kwaku Botwe.
The work, which systemically assessed the type of questions posed by journalists in Ghana also asked journalists to conduct in-depth research before framing their questions in order to make them more “specific, biting and top-notch”
According to the research, 15 representing 57.7 out of the total number of questions asked were specific while 11, representing 42.3 % were sweeping.
“Questions should be well researched and well premised in order to making them specific, biting and top-notch. Hopefully this would help journalists fulfil their mandate of holding government accountable on the specifics of national issues,” it indicated.
Below is the full research conducted by Dr. Sikanku Etse and Kwaku Botwe.
Content Analysis of Questions asked during President Mahama’s Press Conference
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana