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Ghana's Free Press

Ghana's Free Press

After 10 years of dictatorship, Ghana now enjoys multi-party democracy. Censorship has been abolished and the country now has about 20 privately-owned newspapers. Despite power cuts and overzealous government officials, the Ghanaian Chronicle, a UNESCO supported newspaper, manages to meet its deadlines. The flourishing free press is just another sign of the rebirth of Africa's first independent nation.

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Corporate Name
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION - UNESCO
Subject Topical
COMMUNICATIONS
MASS MEDIA
DEMOCRACY
NEWSPAPERS
INFORMATION
Geographic Subject
AFRICA
GHANA
MAMS Id
UNA0371
Parent Id
UNA0371

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After 10 years of dictatorship, Ghana now enjoys multi-party democracy. Censorship has been abolished and the country now has about 20 privately-owned newspapers. Despite power cuts and overzealous government officials, the Ghanaian Chronicle, a UNESCO supported newspaper, manages to meet its deadlines. The flourishing free press is just another sign of the rebirth of Africa's first independent nation.

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