African University College of Communications

Mobilizing information in cancer news: How Bengali and English newspapers deliver actionable health messages in Bangladesh

Analyzing cancer news in Bangladesh (2019–2024), this study assesses mobilizing information (MI) in Bangladesh Pratidin (Bengali) and Daily Sun (English). A content analysis of 257 web stories coded MI presence/types, risk factors, sources and prevention focus. MI appeared in 80....

“AI’s Good, but People Have Hearts”: Artificial Intelligence in Data-Driven Journalism in Ghanaian Newsrooms

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers tremendous potential to advance data journalism by empowering journalists to analyse massive datasets and produce insights for investigative reporting. Through the lens of the technology acceptance model and the social construction of technolog...