Jacob is a team worker who believes that with dedication and commitment nothing is impossible to achieve. He graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa with a doctorate degree in Media Studies. Prior to his current assignment at the University of Cape Coast, he taught at Takoradi Technical University and Regent University College of Science and Technology, all based in Ghana. Jacob has taught courses in media planning, corporate/strategic communications, web design, research, academic writing among others. He is a mixed-researcher with emphasis on qualitative explorations. He has published in global scholarly journals on the state of the Ghanaian media: freedoms, expression and development, ethics, effects, funding, political economy, terror reporting and authored a book on research.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Communication and Media Studies

University of KwaZulu Natal

Master of Arts in Multimedia

University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in Social Sciences

University of Cape Coast

Presented a paper at International conference on free and responsible mass media in Africa, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana . 2019-06-01 Presented a paper at Symposium of Foreign Aid and Journalism, School of Information and Communication Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana . 2018-02-01 Presented a paper at China-Africa Urban Development, Confucius Institute and Centre for African and International Studies (CAIS), University of Cape Coast, Ghana . 2017-11-01 Presented a paper at African Media & Democracy, Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), Accra, Ghana . 2016-06-01 Presented a paper at College of Humanities Annual Postgraduate Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa . 2013-09-01