Akan Newsreaders Need a Call to Order

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Ferari 10 years ago

And they use profane languages with out care!! Careless use of vulga words. Is that how to copy the west? Where in Eurpe or the USA would an educated person sit on the radio and talk loosely about private parts? The AKAN Radi ...
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And they use profane languages with out care!! Careless use of vulga words. Is that how to copy the west? Where in Eurpe or the USA would an educated person sit on the radio and talk loosely about private parts? The AKAN Radios and some of our GHANAIAN radion are disgusting and useless!
Menfele 10 years ago

The jokes are too much.

The jokes are too much.
JDM 10 years ago

ADOM FM NEWS READERS NEED CALL TO ORDER

ADOM FM NEWS READERS NEED CALL TO ORDER
DAAVI 10 years ago

ENGLISH IS A FORIEGHN LANGUAGE, WE CAN ALSO READ OUR NEWS EWE,HAUSA,NZEMA AND SAHWI.....

ENGLISH IS A FORIEGHN LANGUAGE, WE CAN ALSO READ OUR NEWS EWE,HAUSA,NZEMA AND SAHWI.....
Kofi 10 years ago

You missed the whole point of this Clear, Lucid,Coherent and Sensible article written by an articulate and cultured Ghanaian called Mr Pat Fynn. I have personally stopped listening to all the nonsense,twaddle and utter gibber ...
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You missed the whole point of this Clear, Lucid,Coherent and Sensible article written by an articulate and cultured Ghanaian called Mr Pat Fynn. I have personally stopped listening to all the nonsense,twaddle and utter gibberish that comes out of all the local radio stations. We want hear news not Akan proverbs and folklore when important news are being delivered at 12pm or 6pm.The Asante speaking presenters are totally hopeless in the noble art of journalism.
Na Akete 10 years ago

I thought I was the only one suffering. They must be called to order, especially those with 'out of context' proverbs.

I thought I was the only one suffering. They must be called to order, especially those with 'out of context' proverbs.
Patrick Fynn 10 years ago

Well said, Kofi.
Thanks for your contribution

Well said, Kofi.
Thanks for your contribution
Jato 10 years ago

But your article too contains redundant preambles. Just look at the space you devote to telling us how important news are - as if we don't know that basic fact!

You could have provided us with a few concrete examples taken ...
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But your article too contains redundant preambles. Just look at the space you devote to telling us how important news are - as if we don't know that basic fact!

You could have provided us with a few concrete examples taken from past broadcasts.

Note too that it is basically the proliferation of FM stations that is responsible for poor broadcasters on the news. At the time of the Akwasi Donkors and Amamo Kakras, there was only GBC1 shortwave broadcasting news and other programmes in the vernacular and GBCTV. So the very best local language speakers were retained and they did a good job. Those days are really gone.

Today, anybody with a few 1000 cedis can set up an FM station. Where are all the trained and experienced staff coming to man these stations?
Kwame Kyereme 10 years ago

Bam, you have said it all, they are the cause of 80% of all the problems we are having in Ghana considering the fact that they are the most listened to.

Bam, you have said it all, they are the cause of 80% of all the problems we are having in Ghana considering the fact that they are the most listened to.
Jones Asabi 10 years ago

Nonsense, why only Akan news readers?

Nonsense, why only Akan news readers?

Kobina 10 years ago

I have more often discussed this issue with my friend journalist at the Graphic Corporation. Their way of reporting rather create problems and animosity among politicians and people in general. And the worst is the degree of ...
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I have more often discussed this issue with my friend journalist at the Graphic Corporation. Their way of reporting rather create problems and animosity among politicians and people in general. And the worst is the degree of exaggeration which to some of us is unbearable. Sometimes, one has only some few minutes to spare on listening to these news but one ends up leaving without getting the real stuff. Management of Peace FM and Adom FM should re-brand their news items. Why does it take Ghanaian Management too long to effect changes in their respective areas of management?
Susan Amofa 10 years ago

They have even changed their names.All Akan news readers are having one title,"NANA".You may not even have these names on their certificates. Nana so so and so.

They have even changed their names.All Akan news readers are having one title,"NANA".You may not even have these names on their certificates. Nana so so and so.
Klutse 10 years ago

I like listening to the Akan News - they are not boring at all. Akan language news is infotaiment. If you do not like it, don't tune in. Keep to your internet news.

I like listening to the Akan News - they are not boring at all. Akan language news is infotaiment. If you do not like it, don't tune in. Keep to your internet news.
Sammy 10 years ago

Very true my brother.I don't listen to Akan news due to what you have rightly stated in this article.

Very true my brother.I don't listen to Akan news due to what you have rightly stated in this article.
Aminatu 10 years ago

Great piece!!! I thought i was the only person who has problem with the Akan news readers.

Great piece!!! I thought i was the only person who has problem with the Akan news readers.
Michael 10 years ago

Nowadays getting the space to write has become cheap & easy as i have got. Datz is why u,Fynn has the right to advice orders bcos u dnt speak datz language

Nowadays getting the space to write has become cheap & easy as i have got. Datz is why u,Fynn has the right to advice orders bcos u dnt speak datz language
Patrick Fynn 10 years ago

Michael, for your good information, I am a fully bred Akan with fluency in the local dialect, and so this write-up is just a good attempt at making my culture better.

I have the feeling you havent bothered reading the full ...
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Michael, for your good information, I am a fully bred Akan with fluency in the local dialect, and so this write-up is just a good attempt at making my culture better.

I have the feeling you havent bothered reading the full piece,otherwise your comment would have been more mature than you have put.

As Ghanaians, we need to step out of the mediocrity and not settle for anything less.

Interestingly, unlike you who has just a comment box of limited characters, I have a full platform to make my opinion known.

So Chairman, maybe you should sigh up for a full publishing column on here, since you are better knowledged.
Michael 10 years ago

@ susan isnt compulsory to listen to

@ susan isnt compulsory to listen to
Yaw A . Danso 10 years ago

Adom Fm news readers should be call to order.

Adom Fm news readers should be call to order.
Francis Goli 10 years ago

My brother, u could not hv said it better. Hmmmmmmmmmm hope they listen

My brother, u could not hv said it better. Hmmmmmmmmmm hope they listen

SARPONG 10 years ago

You don't have to listen to them, you can have your peace by listening to the trokosi news where they are "refined" only if you can find one to listen to because I love listening to Adom news, you get two or three in one.

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You don't have to listen to them, you can have your peace by listening to the trokosi news where they are "refined" only if you can find one to listen to because I love listening to Adom news, you get two or three in one.

1. News

2. Entertainment

3 Sweet Akan language with proverbs.
Dallas 10 years ago

I think they rather need to be given proper further and better education. Because from all indications, most of them lack education and good training with respect to the ethics of their profession. But who should be blamed fo ...
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I think they rather need to be given proper further and better education. Because from all indications, most of them lack education and good training with respect to the ethics of their profession. But who should be blamed for the mediocrity on our local radio stations?

A chunk of the blame should be laid at the doorsteps of owners of these radio stations. Then the regulatory authorities such as NMC and GJA will share the remainder.

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