The Department of Communication Studies has published the report of a multimethod study exploring how the Ghanaian media covered news about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination exercises.
The Report titled Media and Vaccines: A Study of Ghanaian Media Coverage and Attitudes to COVID-19 Vaccines details findings of a study exploring the role of the Ghanaian media in COVID-19 vaccine uptake or hesitancy in Ghana. It draws from a content analysis of media coverage of vaccination-related news, and surveys of journalists’ understandings, dispositions and behaviours towards COVID-19 vaccination as well as their journalistic practices.
The project from which the Report is drawn was funded by the Pan-African Network for Rapid Research, Response, Relief, and Preparedness for Infectious Diseases Epidemics (Pandora ID-Net) consortium. The project team was comprised of Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo (lead), Dr Abena A. Yeboah-Banin and Dr Gilbert Tietaah. Doctoral and MPhil students in the Department served as research assistants.
Kindly click on the link below for the report. https://sics.ug.edu.gh/sites/sics.ug.edu.gh/files/Media%20and%20Vaccines%20%20Report%20%282%29_0.pdf
