If you are dealing with something personal and painful – a broken marriage or a family dispute – you might turn to a friend. For something as serious as sexual assault, it might go to trial. But in Ghana, more and more people are turning somewhere else: live radio. The so-called “justice-style” shows promise swift, public resolutions. But they are also controversial, with critics accusing them of turning private pain into primetime theatre. Featuring: George Sarpong – Executive secretary, National Media Commission Menenaba – Ghanaian writer Oheneni Adazoa – Host, Sompa Nkomo Show Zakaria Tanko Musah – Lecturer in media law and ethics, Journalism Institute https://www.instagram.com/ajlisteningpost https://www.facebook.com/AJListeningPost https://bsky.app/profile/ajlisteningpost.bsky.social https://x.com/ajlisteningpost https://www.threads.net/@ajlisteningpost Subscribe to our Newsletter: http://aje.io/upic5 http://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-listening-post/ #ghana #africa #africanews #news #aljazeeraenglish
What makes Ghana’s courtroom radio shows so compelling? | The Listening Post
If you are dealing with something personal and painful – a broken marriage or a family dispute – you might turn to a friend. For something as serious as sexual assault, it might go to trial. But in Ghana, more and more people are turning somewhere else: live radio. The so-called “justice-style” shows promise swift, public resolutions. But they are also controversial, with critics accusing them of turning private pain into primetime theatre. Featuring: George Sarpong – Executive secretary, National Media Commission Menenaba – Ghanaian writer Oheneni Adazoa – Host, Sompa Nkomo Show Zakaria Tanko Musah – Lecturer in media law and ethics, Journalism Institute https://www.instagram.com/ajlisteningpost https://www.facebook.com/AJListeningPost https://bsky.app/profile/ajlisteningpost.bsky.social https://x.com/ajlisteningpost https://www.threads.net/@ajlisteningpost Subscribe to our Newsletter: http://aje.io/upic5 http://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-listening-post/ #ghana #africa #africanews #news #aljazeeraenglish