SECTOR 2

This issue has come up in the on-going Broadcasting Bill debate, and GIBA
has made it known that it is “completely opposed” to any anti-concentration
provision.
Several examples of cross-ownership
in Broadcasting (EIB) Network, which
Heritage newspaper. Groupe Nduom
platforms., and Western Publications,
open a television station soon.

exist. An example is The Excellence
owns Star FM, GH1 TV and the Daily
also owns media across these three
which owns the Daily Guide, plans to

Highlighting the difficulty with tracking real ownership of the media, one
panellist lamented, “Nobody knows who owns what radio station[s] anymore!”

Scores:
Individual scores:
1

Country does not meet indicator

2

Country meets only a few aspects of indicator

3

Country meets some aspects of indicator

4

Country meets most aspects of indicator

5

Country meets all aspects of the indicator

Average score:

1.1 (2006:2.0; 2008:2.5; 2011:2.9;
2013:3.3)

2.6 Government promotes a diverse media landscape
with economically sustainable and independent media
outlets.
The government is rather hands-off when it comes to the media, and steers
away from interfering in the media landscape; even when it means promoting
media diversity. “I have not seen any country in my work that has the kind
of environment that we have. Here, the constitution has almost retrenched
government from the media. So, the government stays out of the media space
in many ways.”
At one point, the previous government administration announced the
creation of a Media Development Fund (MDF), but this never took off and was
surrounded by controversy when questions arose about how funds dedicated
to the fund had been spent by the Ministry of Information. Questions as to
whether the NMC or the Ministry of Information should control the fund also
arose.

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