Akwasi Bosompem Boateng

About

Dr. Akwasi Bosompem Boateng is a Scholar in Digital Humanities, Cultural, Communication and Media Studies. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Strategic Communication, School of Communication and Media Studies in the University of Education, Winneba. He earned his PhD in Cultural and Media Studies from the University of KwaZuku-Natal, South Africa. Akwasi's research interests include digital humanities, social media, marketing communication, political/election communication, pubic relations, advertising and crisis communication, among others

Employment

• University of KwaZulu-Natal External Examiner
  2024 - Present
• Ghana Communication Technology University Adjunct Lecturer
  2023 - Present
• Centre for Digital Media and Communication Founder & Executive Director
  2021 - Present
• African University College of Communications Adjunct Lecturer
  2021 - Present
• University of Education, Winneba Lecturer
  2020 - Present

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (13)

• Media as Watchdog: Journalistic Practices and Safety of Media Practitioners in Ghana
  Society, Culture and Development Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa Contestations and Controversies 2026
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• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Teaching and Learning of Foreign Languages: Insight from a Public University
  2026 DOI: 10.1201/9781003659921-11
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• Leveraging Indigenous Media Strategies in Climate Change Communication in Ghana
  2025 DOI: 10.4324/9781003660217-13
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• Healthcare Public Relations in Ghana: The Case of Two Teaching Hospitals
  2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-85344-9_6
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• Social media marketing of public universities in Ghana: the use of Facebook.
  Digital public relations and marketing communication trends in in Africa. London: Routledge. 2024
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• Communication Strategies in Relation to COVID-19 in South Africa and Ghana: A Systematic Review
  Journal of Creative Communications 2023 DOI: 10.1177/09732586231168945
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• New media literacy in communication training in Ghana: Evidence from two public universities
  Boateng, A., B. (2022). New media literacy in communication training in Ghana: Evidence from two public universities. Media Literacy and Academic Research, 5(2), 196-211. 2022
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• Technology appropriation in higher education: The case of communication educators in Ghana
  Boateng, A., B. & Tindi, S. (2022). Technology appropriation in higher education: The case of communicatJournal for Research in Arts and Humanities, 2(2), p. 1-8. 2022
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• Twitter as political communication platform in election campaigns in Ghana
  International Journal of Communication and Media Studies 2021
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• Intra-party election campaigns in Ghana: An analysis of Facebook use
  In M., Ndlela & W., Mano (Eds.), Social media and electoral democracy in Africa 2020
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