Both print and broadcast media enjoyed real freedom. But violence between rival clans in the north threatened the work of journalists there.
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) was very active throughout 2002 and its sometimes virulent criticism of the local press was surprising. Its vice-president, Yaw Owusu-Addo, who also heads the radio division of the state-run broadcaster Radio Gambia, caused a stir by saying half the country’s journalists should be imprisoned for libel.
Source: GhanaWeb
