EDITORIAL: THE STATESMAN undertook a research in Germany, UK and the United State on the Government’s image abroad via the internet.

Ghanaians interviewed in the US were under the impression that the government is either corrupt or soft on corruption. Similar findings were made in the UK. Those in Germany felt Ghana is becoming less attractive to foreign investors despite the over-drive of government efforts.

Majority of these Ghanaians including Ghanaian owned FM stations rely on the internet for information.

According to THE STATESMAN, the website ghanaweb.com. has a selected number of local newspapers that may be assessed directly through the site. It therefore questions that how true would the representation be, given that Ghanaian newspapers have the negative habit of not providing readers with adequate background information on the stories published.

This in “The Statesman’s” opinion robs off the web-browsers abroad, the opportunity to know the complete story. The deficiency appears to inform the perception of government in the minds of Ghanaians abroad.

It therefore appeals to the government to take note of information freely circulated on the internet, some, perhaps deliberately targeted to dent the image of the party, since party supporters abroad are getting frustrated by the slowness or absence of reaction to many of the negative but half-baked stories that they see or hear.