Media encounter: How the journalists performed

This score/grading is part of the results of a content analysis study done on the questions journalists posed to president Akufo-Addo during his third encounter with the media almost two years into his administration. The researchers believe that the type of questions asked by journalists is as important as, if not a trigger to, the kind of responses from the president.

The research is a collaborative work of media academics Kwaku Botwe, Selorm Adogla and Dr. Dr Etse Sikanku (Host, “World Affairs”, Class 91.3 fm).It is the fourth in the series of research work in this area which aims at systematically assessing type of questions posed by journalists in Ghana.

The result is as follows.

No.	Journalist	Media House	Score	%	Rank
1	Bismark Brown	Atinka Media	12	86	1st
2	Charles Tackyi-Boadu	Daily Guide	11	79	2nd
3	Michael OtiAdjei	TV3	11	79	2nd
4	Donald AtoDapatem	Daily Graphic	10	71	4th
5	Gordon Asare-Bediako	The New Crusading Guide	10	71	4th
6	Wilberforce Asare	EIB (Star fm)	9	64	6th
7	Abdul Hannan	Marhaba FM	8	57	7th
8	EboQuansah	Chronicle	8	57	7th
9	*EboQuansah	Chronicle	8	57	7th
10	Kwaku Dewuro	Kingdom FM	8	57	7th
11	Cecil NiiObodaiWentum	GBC – Radio	7	50	11th
12	Edward Nyarko	GTV	7	50	11th
13	Yaw Kyei	Ghanaian Times	7	50	11th
14	Kwame Adinkra	Abusua FM	4	29	14th
15	KwadwoAcheampong	TV Africa	3	21	15th

* If a journalist asks two or more distinct questions each question was scored differently

The journalists were scored based on four criteria – nature of question, impact of question, andspecificity of question.

Definition and score (weight) of the various criteria

Criterion	Nature of question	Impact	Specificity
Definition	Compound question (1) Simple question (2) Question has punch (1)	Community level (1) Regional level (2) National level (3) Public interest/debate (3) Marginalised Group (1)	Background (1) Well-research background (2) Background before question (1)

Below are the questions asked by the journalists in the order in which they asked

Here are the 27 questions President Akufo-Addo was asked when he met Journalists

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