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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thank you for forwarding this interesting article and observations.
I think that there are also other levels between the population and the
government - what about national or professional associations (either for
community radio or for journalism), or language and journalism faculties of
universities? The dynamic use of language will always draw on traditions of
expression and run into issues it hadn't before. Personally it sounds like
using proverbs is not in itself bad (in fact it might actually make the
broadcasts more interesting), but the way they're used might be an issue. But
if standards for use are indicated, it seems positive that these are being
discussed (at least in an English language paper - how about in the local
language media itself?). I confess I don't know much about this from practice,
but it seems like a very interesting area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I'm reminded also of a discussion I had in 2005 with folks at
OSIWA in Dakar about how local language radio stations in Senegal often
developed their own terminologies for new concepts. This is dynamic and
natural, but at the same time, one wonders if there are any efforts to get
people talking across the community radio archipelagos about their ways of
rendering various terms - perhaps standards and new usages could emerge that
would be common to all?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It has often been written that government language policies in
Africa are not well developed or implemented, so you have a lot of support in
your comments about that. But the civil society and academia have roles to play
in developing language use as well. In any event, it is great to learn of how
local languages are being used in the broadcast media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>Don Osborn<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>Bisharat.net<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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AfricanLanguages@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AfricanLanguages@yahoogroups.com] <b>On
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 06, 2008 8:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AfricanLanguages@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AfricanLanguages] Re: "Any hope for local Ghanaian
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<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I think most of the African governments lags
behind their population<br>
in term of Language Policy.<br>
<br>
Heres an articles noting the prolification of local languages news<br>
media (especially radio station) after the dereglementation of the<br>
sector. Just as a site note, since its not the point of the article<br>
for us: Lets say that a lot of news talk show on the radio in the west<br>
dont follow journalism standard. Theres always part of the population<br>
that likes to be entertained into common people languages even for<br>
news related topics. But that is beside the point here. Which is<br>
that government lags behind their population in term of language<br>
policy. With the popularity of local languages radio being of one of<br>
the proof.<br>
<br>
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Ghana: News in Local Languages Must Follow Journalistic Standards<br>
<br>
Public Agenda (Accra)<br>
<br>
29 February 2008<br>
Posted to the web 29 February 2008<br>
<br>
Basiru Adam<br>
Accra<br>
<br>
The liberalization of the airwaves has brought in its wake the<br>
proliferation of all forms of mass media in the country. Particularly<br>
increasing in number are radio stations, most of which transmit in<br>
local languages.<br>
<br>
A common phenomenon with news read in these local languages,<br>
particularly Twi, is the tendency on the part of the readers to<br>
embellish the reports by resorting to the use of proverbs, sarcastic<br>
remarks and at times downright jokes.<br>
<br>
This, according to journalism experts, is regrettable. They say news<br>
read in local languages must follow the journalistic standards of<br>
fairness and balance and must be devoid of personal opinion and emotions.<br>
<br>
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Ransford Tetteh,<br>
and Ebo Afful, a journalism lecturer at the Ghana Institute of<br>
Journalism, expressed similar views on the matter in separate<br>
interviews with Public Agenda.<br>
<br>
Mr. Tetteh said people who read the news in Twi cannot throw away the<br>
professional requirements and make straight news reports sound like<br>
commentaries or personal opinions.<br>
<br>
He said if they are doing commentaries and news analyses then there<br>
would be no question on their part but that if it were straight news<br>
report, then the readers must stick to the rules of the profession.<br>
"There are principles guiding news and all media houses must follow<br>
them; and I don't think those who read news in local languages have<br>
different principles."<br>
<br>
Explaining what he sees wrong with the practice, Mr. Tetteh cited an<br>
instance where a newsreader, in explaining that somebody was denied<br>
something, said mockingly, "Abo no tise dwunso abo akuko", meaning<br>
that the person was denied his wish just as the fowl cannot urinate.<br>
"Is this news," he asked.<br>
<br>
What this sort of comments does, he explained, is to mock or ridicule<br>
the person's situation and make him lose confidence in the journalist.<br>
<br>
News reports usually involve situations pertaining to people who are<br>
found on opposing sides. As such, it is agreed among experts that the<br>
journalist must of necessity take the sensibilities of all sides into<br>
consideration.<br>
<br>
If that is the case, then the journalist would not use words or<br>
adjectives that seek to offend the sensibilities of any of the parties<br>
involved in the story. This is particularly so for minority groups.<br>
<br>
Uncle Ebo, as his students affectionately refer to him, agreed with<br>
Ransford Tetteh saying, "Journalism is the same everywhere." As such,<br>
news, whether read in English, Twi, Nzima or Ewe, must be devoid of<br>
personal opinion.<br>
<br>
The journalism lecturer said he doubts whether reporters who go out to<br>
bring the news are the ones responsible for the anomaly and so advised<br>
news editors to stamp their authority on what is read out to the<br>
public. "I expect the news editors to insist that what they give out<br>
is what is read."<br>
<br>
Apparently, however, the script given to the newsreader is usually not<br>
written in the local languages but in English; and this is what seems<br>
to give the reader the opportunity to be personal or subjective.<br>
<br>
It is equally apparent that some of the listeners find it entertaining<br>
to listen to eloquent readers who can turn an otherwise grievous<br>
situation into a funny one.<br>
<br>
Frank Aboagye, a Supervising Editor at Hot FM, an Accra based radio<br>
station that transmits mostly in Twi had virtually nothing against the<br>
above suppositions when contacted on phone.<br>
<br>
He admits that some of the newsreaders have become popular for their<br>
mastery in proverbs and idioms.<br>
<br>
But he also admits that the practice is not professional and must be<br>
scrapped.<br>
<br>
But is there any intention, as a matter of policy, on the part of his<br>
outfit to stop the practice? Frank Aboagye says though he has raised<br>
the issue before during editorial meetings he is not sure if the<br>
station intends to stop it any time soon.<o:p></o:p></p>

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