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Profiles of 3rd Batch of Ministerial Nominees

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President Nana Akufo-Addo named his third and final batch of ministerial appointments at the Flagstaff House today [Thursday]. He named 11 personalities bringing his total list of ministerial positions to 36. Akufo-Addo has named his former spokesperson, Mustapha Hamid, as the nominee for the Minister Information, and former Member of Parliament for Madina, Abubakar Boniface … Read more

Mustapha Hamid Is Information Minister Nominee

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President Nana Addo  Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed his one-time Spokesperson, Mustapha Hamid, as his Minister nominee for Information. President Nana Addo made the announcement while announcing the third batch of Ministers nominee at the Flagstaff House on Thursday. This announcement follows a similar one on Tuesday and Wednesday, which saw persons including Member of Parliament … Read more

Apple Pulls New York Times App From China App Store

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Apple has withdrawn the New York Times from its China App Store, following a request from Chinese authorities. The paper said the move was aimed at preventing readers in China “from accessing independent news coverage”. Apple said they had been informed the app violated Chinese regulations but did not say what rules had been broken. … Read more

Apple Pulls New York Times App From ITunes Store In China

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Apple Inc has removed the New York Times Co’s news apps from its app store in China, following a request from the Chinese authorities. Apple removed both the English-language and Chinese-language apps from the iTunes store in China on Dec. 23, according to the New York Times, which first reported the action. “The request by … Read more

Western Media Don’t Tell It Right; Yet We Partner Them

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There’re a few things we should bear in mind about the Western media: that they’ll never tell a story that puts its own society in a bad light; they’ll never tell a true story of the continent of Africa – why, for the continent of Africa bad news sells, in theirs, bad news doesn’t sell. … Read more

‘Soli’- Oxygen Of A Frail Media

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The term ‘soli’ has become so synonymous with the media landscape in Ghana that, it is impossible to talk about the work of journalists without mentioning it. ‘Soli,’ as has been explained by some seniors in the media sector, is the shortened form of the word, ‘solidarity’, implying that it is a token (amount of … Read more

CNN and Our Rose Tinted Shades… [Article]

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#CNNGetItRight was trending recently after the just ended elections in Ghana. Africans and I guess the world, suddenly seemed to have the rotten egg of truth splattered across its face. The outcry against wrong, lazy, inaccurate (whatever you call it) journalism suddenly seemed too glaring for the eye to defocus. According to the misinformed CNN … Read more

A View On #CNNGetItRight

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After the recent Ghanaian elections, CNN published an article that angered a number of Ghanaians. In the piece, Ralph Ellis (reporting from Atlanta) and Stephanie Busari (reporting from Lagos) stated, “Oil reserves were discovered off the coast of Ghana in 2007, but Ghanains struggle to obtain food and day-to-day services. Rolling blackouts are common and … Read more

How To Outsmart Fake News In Your Facebook Feed

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How to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed Fake news is actually really easy to spot — if you know how. Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t make it true. It seems so simple, but if everyone knew that, Facebook and Google wouldn’t have to pull bogus news sites from their advertising algorithms … Read more

Ghana Renews Tourism Ad Deal With CNN

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Ghana has renewed its tourism advertising campaign deal with Cable News Network (CNN). The ad which was commenced some nine years ago on the network was halted after running a number of times. The deal will see Ghana being showcased  in a promotional clip which will be aired on CNN from 2017. It is unclear … Read more

The Monopoly of Knowledge Creation & the Illusion of Choice

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The monopoly of knowledge creation brings with it an illusion of choice which is a major factor behind the massive upset or disappointment at the results of the U. S. presidential election. This elections has left most of the world—not just Americans—in a stupor of disbelief at the sweeping victory by Donald Trump. Why is … Read more

British Teacher Found Dead In Myanmar

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He went out drinking in the city of Yangon said by his wife. In a statement seen by the BBC, his wife said he had been out drinking with another man in the city of Yangon on Friday night before his death. The Foreign Office said it was investigating the death of a British national … Read more

Know the Biggest Thing In Town

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Your authoritative and credible news portal, 3news.com is  now easily accessible on your phone  with  the introduction of its mobile app -3news –  which can easily be download from the Google play store. Be informed and entertained while you stay on top with all the latest news breaking and more. What is the primary focus … Read more

I Never Said I Sued Apple Over ‘Ye Wo Krom’

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Ye Wo krom’ hitmaker, Atom has been in the news in recent times for claiming that Apple paid him over $20,000 for using his song at Worldwide Developers Conference somewhere in June 2016. The artiste in a phone interview with host Kojo Preko Dankwa on Kasapa Entertainment on Kasapa 102.5Fm denied rumours that he sued … Read more

Our God Reigns

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How lovely on the mountains are the feet of them Who bring good news, good news announcing peace Proclaiming news of happiness that our God reigns Our God reigns How lovely on the mountains are the feet of them Who bring good news, good news announcing peace Proclaiming news of happiness that our God reigns … Read more

Only Journalists Can Protect Their Profession

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It was very instructive to observe how quickly the owners of Montie Radio absolved themselves from the hideous contempt of court which recently earned prison sentences for three panellists who took part in a programme aired by the station. They all expressed their disgust at the sentiments expressed by the panellists against the Supreme Court, and indicated … Read more