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Author Biography: Shawn Hayward

Born on the Rock, educated in the home of the Bluenose, and living at the edge of the Equator.

A Captive Audience

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships,
by Shawn Hayward August 27, 2010

Advertising is everywhere in Canada, and a developing country is no different. People take every opportunity to sell you things, and nowhere is safe from people trying to deliver their message, not even the inside of a minibus. I learned this lesson during a trip to Ningo, a small town about an hour outside of [...]

Tagged as: commericialism, evangelism, religion

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Getting Where You’re Going

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships,
by Shawn Hayward August 20, 2010

Sweat stung my eyes as I trudged down Roylat Castle Road searching in vain for the Amnesty International sign. It was noon and the sun was baking the pavement. I was dressed in my business casual best – dress shirt, black pants and leather shoes – not the greatest outfit in hot weather. It seemed [...]

Tagged as: citifm, education, Ghana, Radio, student loans

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Ghana’s Refuge for Autism

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships,
by Shawn Hayward August 13, 2010

I stood by a playground waiting to interview Serwah Quaynor, founder of Ghana’s only autistic school. A boy walked up to me and without a word spoken, he handed me a plastic ball and bowling pin. He made a gesture that he wants me to throw it back to him. I tossed the ball and [...]

Tagged as: autism, Ghana, special education

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An Ex-con’s Story

In By Country, Ghana,
by Shawn Hayward August 6, 2010

If you met Frazier Ayi you’d never suspect that he’s a former terrorist. The 56-year-old native of Togo is mild mannered and rarely makes eye contact. He sat hunched on his bed as he described the major events of his turbulent life in front of my digital recorder. Ayi got out of jail a year [...]

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This is garbage

In By Country, Ghana,
by Shawn Hayward July 30, 2010

It was wretched enough to make you keel over and dispose of your lunch. It was a sea of rotting garbage a kilometre wide, patrolled by vultures looking for a tasty snack among the plastic bags and bottles. In many ways it was no more obscene than your average Canadian landfill. The location made this [...]

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Journalism has a colour

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships,
by Shawn Hayward July 21, 2010
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In Accra, journalism has its own colour. We stopped by four media outlets during our orientation here, and three of them were painted purple. My posting, Citi 97.3 FM, was one of them. CitiFM is inside a vibrant building among a sea of tightly-packed apartment blocks in Adabraka, one of Accra’s central neighbourhoods. The building [...]

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