The media was accorded the status of the fourth estate with the objective of making it autonomous of society players like the government and corporate entities. However, its funding questions the independence of these entities. Using an exploratory mixed method that combines semi-structured interviews with the content analysis of newspapers, this study investigated the impact of media funding on the independence of government and private print media outlets in Ghana, tagging advertising as a revenue-generating source to determine agenda-setting patterns. In Ghana’s media economy, government and corporate entities influence editorial autonomy and favour state-owned papers than private outlets.

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媒体资助与议程设置之间的接口：媒体独立的渠道

媒体被赋予第四产业的地位，其目的是使其独立于政府和公司实体等社会参与者。但是，它的资金质疑这些实体的独立性。本研究采用探索性混合方法，将半结构化采访与报纸内容分析相结合，调查了媒体资金对加纳政府和私人印刷媒体的独立性的影响，并将广告标记为创收来源以确定议程设置模式。在加纳的媒体经济中，政府和公司实体会影响社论的自主权，并且比私人机构更偏爱国有报纸。