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West African journalism education and the quest for professional standards

The rapid growth of the media sector in West Africa over the last ten years has fuelled a major demand for trained journalists and other media practitioners. This demand-supply pull has meant a remarkable expansion in the number of journalism and communications training institutions and programmes in the region. However, many questions of the last decades remain unresolved with respect to the quality as well as rigour of journalism and communications training in the region. As is shown in this brief survey, although there is sensitivity to improving the quality of journalism training in the region, little information is available publicly about how the training programmes are organised, what they offer, the sequencing of curriculum and practical internships, graduation requirements, the numbers and profile of faculty and information about accreditation standards or requirements. It is argued furthermore, there is no meaningful information about the alumni of the programmes, especially regarding their post-graduation job placements.

Keywords: Africa, education, Ghana, journalism, Nigeria, training