{
  "id": 3769521,
  "title": "African journalists urged to frame, tell African stories positively",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/african-journalists-urged-to-frame-tell-african-stories-positively",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T16:19:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/african-journalists-urged-to-frame-tell-african-stories-positively/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "African journalists have been urged to adopt a more positive and balanced approach to reporting on the continent's stories, according to a media training in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Yakubu Akuka, the Upper East Regional Programme Officer of ActionAid Ghana, emphasized the need for journalists to move beyond predominantly negative portrayals of Africa and highlight the continent's successes, resilience, culture, and development initiatives. Akuka stressed that the way African stories are framed has significant implications for how the continent and its people are perceived by the rest of the world. The training focused on anti-racist storytelling, social justice reporting, and amplifying the voices of vulnerable and marginalized people, with the aim of presenting a more truthful and balanced picture of Africa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}