The media is assigned an important role in liberal democracy. As Nimmo and Combs (1992, p.xv) put it, ‘historically, the mass media were heralded as the ultimate instruments of democracy.... [They] were destined to unite, educate, and, as a result, improve the actions and decisions of the polity’. As a student of political communication, in not more than two pages, would you say that the media in Ghana has achieved this?

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The media in Ghana as evolved with political changes in the country since the colonial era and military establishments to the adoption of democracy Fu... View the full answer