SECTOR 2 anniversary last year, media veteran Cameron Dodo commented that he was “overwhelmed by religion taking over the airwaves”. Panellists disagreed with this sentiment, but took cognisance of the increased number of religious advertisements on the airwaves. “People shouldn’t undermine the role of religion in nation-building. Religion can do what politics can’t do.” This panellist encouraged increased religiosity in the media, and suggested that the national network have “an interfaith community that ensures all religions are covered or represented.” Another panellist lamented that the media landscape and its coverage is “a far cry from the ideal that it is supposed to be”, and questioned whether media broadcasts actually service to educate, inform, and entertain. 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: 2.8 (2006: n/a; 2008: n/a; 2011: 2.7) 2.9 Media cover the full spectrum of economic, cultural, political, social, national and local perspectives and conduct investigative stories. The media is dominated by partisan politics, thereby limiting coverage of the full spectrum of stories. One concern may be that journalists are not getting the necessary training in the area of economics. “There is a lot of dialogue going on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), but there has been very limited coverage from journalists in terms of gaining the diverse views. There’s very poor coverage of (economic) issues.” There are a range of outlets that touch on different issues, depending on their identified target audiences. Efforts are made to cover social issues. 36 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2013