ABSTRACT

The issue of soli (Soli is a Ghanaian journalistic parlance referring to the practice where journalists accept money or other forms of gifts as sitting allowance after covering an event.) or content-influencing gifts and its relations to the professional practice of journalist and other media workers has become a subject of discussion among academic researchers and general audiences. It is against this background that this article examines media practitioners’ understanding of the culture and moral implications of soli and its effects on professional journalism in the northern region of Ghana. Using qualitative approaches, the study revealed that in Ghana, soli is both a moral and cultural problem, and when accepted, it undermines objective, balanced, and independent news reportage. This project concludes that any discourse on soli must take into consideration the cultural and philosophical foundations of journalism within a developmental context, as well as the various global socio-cultural institutions Ghanaians are exposed to.

摘要

问题索利（索利是加纳新闻的说法指的是哪里的记者接受金钱或其他形式的礼物，因为覆盖事件后坐在津贴。实践）或内容影响的礼品和其关系到记者和其他媒体的专业实践工人已经成为学术研究人员和一般观众之间讨论的话题。正是在这种背景下，本文探讨了媒体从业者对加纳北部地区soli的文化和道德含义及其对专业新闻业的影响的理解。采用定性的方法，该研究显示，在加纳，索利这是一个道德和文化问题，一旦被接受，就会破坏客观，平衡和独立的新闻报道。该项目的结论是，任何关于独裁的论述都必须考虑发展背景下新闻业的文化和哲学基础，以及加纳人所接触的各种全球社会文化机构。