SECTOR 4 transported to a certain region and being made to work under harsh conditions for a Lebanese entity. When they realised the story was being done, soon the Lebanese ambassador was calling the editorial team about the story. The next thing I knew was that the story was being shelved.” Instances like this happen in both private and public media. 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: 2.4 (2006:3.7; 2008:3.5; 2011:2.9; 2013:3.3) 4.7 Media professionals have access to training facilities offering formal qualification programmes as well as opportunities to upgrade skills. A number of Ghana’s tertiary institutions provide media training courses or degree programmes. These include the University of Ghana’s (UG) School of Communication Studies, the African University College of Communications (AUCC), JAYEE (John Emmanuel) University College, Central University College (CU), Wisconsin International University College (WIUC), the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). In addition to its undergraduate and postgraduate Journalism programmes, the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) also offers short courses and top-up programmes in various journalism disciplines, enhancing access of practising media professionals to opportunities to improve their skills. While these varied media education programmes exist though, quality remains a concern; “By and large, the current quality is an issue, and this is not only a failure of the institutions but rather a collective failure when you look at the full chain.” Panellists noted that some of these institutions do not meet the requirements with respect to what they should be covering to produce knowledgeable and competent media practitioners. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2017 69