Editing Telecommunications in Ghana (section)

==Freedom of the press==

After the overthrow of the elected government by [[Jerry Rawlings]] in December 1981 the [[Provisional National Defence Council]] repealed the liberal media reforms of previous governments, abolished the Third Constitution and the Press Commission, and passed laws that prevented criticism of the government or its policies, dismissed editors critical of Rawlings or the provisional council, the Preventive Custody and Newspaper Licensing Law which allowed indefinite detention of journalists without trial, and the Newspaper Licensing Law which stifled private media development. Ghanaian press freedom was restored with the promulgation of a new constitution in 1992, presidential and parliamentary elections in November and December 1992, and a return to multiparty democratic rule on 7 January 1993.<ref name="GhanaHistory">[http://country-facts.com/en/country/africa/55-ghana/263-ghana-history.html "Ghana – History"], "Country Facts". Retrieved 6 February 2013.</ref>

The mass media of Ghana is "among the most liberal in Africa",<ref name="Ghana culture and media">[http://country-facts.com/en/country/africa/55-ghana/269-ghana-culture-and-media.html "Ghana – Culture and Media"], "Country Facts". Retrieved 6 February 2013.</ref> with Ghana ranking as the third freest in Africa and 30th in the world on the [[Press Freedom Index|''2013 World Press Freedom Index'']] from [[Reporters Without Borders]].<ref name=RWBPFIndex2013>[http://fr.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/classement_2013_gb-bd.pdf ''2013 World Press Freedom Index''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013163532/http://fr.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/classement_2013_gb-bd.pdf |date=13 October 2015 }}, Reporters Without Borders, 30 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.</ref> Article 21 of the [[Constitution of Ghana]] guarantees [[freedom of the press|freedom of the press and other media]], [[freedom of speech|freedom of speech and expression]], [[freedom of thought|thought]], and [[freedom of information|information]].<ref>[[Wikisource:Constitution of Ghana#21. General Fundamental Freedoms|Article 21: General Fundamental Freedoms]], Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 28 April 1992. Retrieved 15 February 2014.</ref>