Benedine Azanu is a Lecturer at the  Faculty of Journalism and Media Studies of the Ghana Institute of Journalism, in Accra, Ghana. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication from Ohio University; a Graduate Certificate, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Ohio University; a M.A. in International Affairs-African Studies, Ohio University; a M.Phil., Communication and Media Studies, University of Education, Winneba; a B.A., Graphic Design, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.