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News coverage can have a strong influence on how the public and policy makers interpret and respond to social issues like child rights. This work helps with the understanding of what the news environment has been about the rights of children both in Nigeria and Ghana. It reveals how the newspapers have been responding to the challenges posed by the Oslo Challenge and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also reveals that children and their rights are under-represented in the newspapers' coverage and in fact the coverage lacks strong newsworthiness.Besides it shows that...

Many international and national charters and declarations have sought to define and protect the rights of children and ensure their safety. Although many African countries subscribe to these international conventions and charters, rights violations against children have not diminished, and negative actions against children are still carried out daily. Though the media have been charged with the responsibility of active involvement in protecting the interest of the child, it is important to examine how well they have fared in the performance of this duty and the challenges that occur in the...