The involvement and participation of women in public discourse programmes on radio has inched up slightly. This is based on findings from the Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) Gender-Equality Monitoring report for July 2014.

Ghana is often praised for being among just a few countries in Africa that have a press freedom environment. Unfortunately, the country is fast losing this status. Below are a few of the many developments witnessed this year that inform the Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) position that Ghana is losing its status as a free press country:

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is offering another funding opportunity to Ghanaian journalists who wish to produce critical/investigative stories.

A recent monitoring report by the MFWA revealed a further decline in women's participation in public policy discourse on radio. Given the acknowledged agenda setting power of the media and the several research findings that have pointed to the influential role of radio in Ghana's governance processes, the findings in the monitoring report is extremely worrying.

A monitoring report on the level of involvement and participation of women in public discourse on radio in Ghana shows a 10% reduction from December 2013 despite efforts by government and non-governmental organisations to improve gender equity at all levels.

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has awarded 10,000 Ghana Cedis in funding support to eight Ghanaian journalists to develop critical/investigative stories on health, corruption, education and the extractive sectors of the economy.

The Media Foundation for West Africa has rolled out Phase III of its "Media for Accountable Local Governance Project" to improve information disclosure between local assembly authorities and citizens on revenue inflows and expenditure; and community developments in the three northern regions of Ghana.

Benjamin Tetteh, an Eastern regional correspondent of privately-owned Accra-based radio station Joy FM and Daniel Nyorngmor, a reporter with state-owned GBC Radio were on July 8, 2014, attacked by some individuals believed to be friends of popular musician "Castro".

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has released the first of its media ethics monitoring report citing a number of media houses for ethical violations during the month of May, 2014.