Journalism in Ghana

The 2012 program takes place from May 21- June 30 and is open to mature intermediate to advanced undergraduates willing to undertake six weeks of rigorous reporting schedules. Journalistic Inquiry is a prerequisite. NYU Journalism graduate students may participate in an independent study program with the consent of their program chair.

Click here to download a flyer for the program. For more information, including the application form, please visit:

www.nyu.edu/summer/2010/abroad/journalism.ghana

*** New for 2012. Can’t afford the airfare? Limited funds now available to help defray flight costs for CAS students who demonstrate financial need. If interested, please contact Noelle Marchetta at nmm322@nyu.edu.***

NYU Reporting in Africa Program from Phil Molnar on Vimeo.

Some recent projects by prior participants:

• "Global Culinary Dreams" by Grace West
• "Am Acquired Taste" by David Garfinkel
• "Women in film fight to be seen" by Tim Kennedy
• "As the Old Gold Coast Discovers the Black Gold" by Adrian Fussell
• "Where Abortion is Illegal, Trying to Ease the Pain," by Elana Roth
• "Ghana pursues national identity card," by Daarel Burnette II
• "Fighting A Curse in Ghana," by Alex Cotton
• "How Middle East Funding Brings Conservative Islam to Ghana," by Samantha Bryson
• Africa Dispatch - A project of Reporting Africa
• "In Ghana, Internet Savvy Intensifies Scams," by Carlos Cagin
• "Ghana Boosts Dressmaking to Create Jobs," by Amy Ascherman
• "The Rise of "Afropolitan" Fashion," by Erica Fisher

More projects can be found on journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/livewire/global

Prof. Frankie Edozien
Director, Reporting Africa
NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
20 Cooper Square 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: (212) 992-7955
Email: journalism.in.ghana@nyu.edu