# Emmanuel K. Dogbevi

Emmanuel K. Dogbevi is a Ghanaian investigative journalist widely recognized for his extensive work on anti-corruption, electronic waste, and the exploitation of natural resources in Ghana. He serves as the founding and managing editor of the Ghana Business News portal and the executive director at the NewsBridge Africa, a non-profit media organization committed to fostering journalistic excellence across Africa.

## Quotes

* For me journalism’s importance for ensuring equitable, just, balanced and democratic societies cannot be over-emphasised. The role of journalists in holding the powerful to account, shining light on dark spots and speaking up for the voiceless is a sacred one that must be defended and protected. This award is a big motivation
** His appreciation words when the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University awarded him with the the Christopher J. Welles Memorial Prize Prize for his outstanding business story or series on October 19, 2022
* Emmanuel's keynote address at a 3-day workshop on open source investigation for fighting mis/disinformation in West Africa in Dakar, Senegal on July 22, 2022
** The nature and concepts of journalism in Africa are largely mirrored on Western notions and models of news gathering, production and dissemination. The technology and techniques are all sort of borrowed, considering the fact that modern journalism or mass media originated in the West… foreign influence in African media has been the very foundation of media in Africa
** To curb misinformation in Africa, it’s important to consider the curriculum for training journalists on the continent. There is the need to ramp up funding for independent journalism, which is currently non-existent. Almost all the funding for independent, critical reporting in Africa comes from abroad
** African countries haven’t as yet developed Afrocentric philosophy of education devoid of Western influence in training media practitioners – leaving foreign influence in the trail
** The working conditions of journalists on the continent ought to be improved, as well as security and sustainability – these conditions have the potential to curb foreign influences in the media in Africa.
** Fact is, the continent has talented and dedicated journalists, willing and eager to do their job, if the conditions are created for them to pursue what I would call Afrocentric journalism
* The role of an editor is deeper than supervision. An editor should work with the reporter. He or she should be involved in the story the reporters do from the scratch. Provide guidance, direction and make inputs
** It was an online conversation with journalists across Africa during a ‘Journalism Hangout’ on April 14, 2021
* Every editor worth his or her salt should demand the authority to decide on what is news; that is the duty and responsibility of the editor who is trained for the job. In any case where the editor is influenced and manipulated by others, creating unfavorable conditions for ethical journalism, the editor ought to protest, and if that continues, as it has happened elsewhere, they should resign
** It was an online conversation with journalists across Africa during a ‘Journalism Hangout’ on April 14, 2021
* It’s all about a learning attitude… You don’t have to put up an attitude of ‘I know it all
** He made this statement during ICJI's monthly Meet the Investigators series on October 28, 2019
* We only need to establish credibility, upholding originality, factual accuracy and good writing skills. This way, credibility and a strong social media presence is established, which is an incentive for leveraging digitisation in journalism to generate wealth
** He spoke at the at the fourth edition of MTN Open Coffee forum, held at the Golden Bean Hotel in Kumasi on August 29, 2018
* The main concern of the business journalist should be whether businesses are running on established regulations and laws guiding their operations. Look at the numbers, the financial statement. Dig deeper by asking more questions, ask for clarifications. Get to know the happenings at board meetings, look into corporate governance issues
** A business journalism training workshop organised by NewsBridge Africa on November 29, 2017 in Accra