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Comprehensive              GHANAIAN
Research and    TOP        JOURNALISTS
Report by
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introduction
The basis of journalism as the fourth estate and a watchdog for corruption and injustice brings an unequivocal
responsibility for journalists to be equally skilled and hard-working as they are virtuous and ethical.

However, it could be argued that the digital world we live in today, with its instantaneous access to information, click-
bait culture and citizen journalism, has seriously impeded the prevalence of quality journalists.

Despite this, journalists who showcase outstanding work and are considered as highly influential risk-takers in today’s
media still exist

Across the world, we are admirers of gentlemen and ladies who dedicate and risk their lives to keep us informed on
happenings from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

In Ghana, the story isn’t different. Beyond the news these individuals create the tidings and also set aside to live a life
to inspire the next generation of journalists who are yearning to venture into a career that is rapidly evolving.

The purpose of this research is to throw the spotlight on Ghanaian newsmakers, newscasters and the evangelists of
credible information in the media both locally and internationally.

These people can also be described among the most courageous individuals in Ghana as they go beyond their work, to
ensure results are attained from their work be it on the field or through other advocacy works.

As you take time to examine the amazing works of these outstanding Ghanaians, we indulge you to share this with
more young people in your circle.

The purpose of this publication is also to provide accessible information on journalists who have dedicated their
career to creating stories that go beyond news, but make available an avenue of impact coupled with their stories.

                                                     Prince Akpah
                                                     Founder & Managing Director
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criteria for selection

  "Journalism is about results.
  It's about affecting your              diversity
  community or your society
  in the most progressive
  way." - Anas Aremeyaw Anas            experience

                                       track record

                                     quality reporting

                                      impact of work

                                        career span

                                      social influence

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overview statistics

                         20%                                   80%
                         of the journalists                     of the journalists
                         listed are females                     listed are males

                         100%
                         of the 50 journalists have
                                                               80%
                                                               of the 50 journalists have
                         Facebook accounts and                 a Twitter account
                         pages

                         2.1M+
                         all 50 journalists have a
                                                               2.3M+
                                                               all 50 journalists have a
                         combined follower-                    combined follower-
                         ship of over 2.1 Million              ship of over 2.3 Million
                         on Facebook.                          on Twitter.

                                      300+
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                                      journalists were shortlisted for
                                      this research and ranking
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statistics on sectors

              The research focused on 7      SHOW HOSTS constituted the
              key sectors of journalism in   largest part of the list with 14
              Ghana. They are all            candidates representing 28% of
              represented above.             in final ranking.

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statistics on media houses

       Out of the 100s of media platforms examined, only 32 local and international media
       houses & institutions made it onto the final list. Joy 99.7 FM has the highest
       representation of 6 journalists.

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list of media houses

      Name of Media House                                Name of Media House

                                                                   of Ghana

      Adom FM

The list above excludes the only Freelance Journalist on our list, Juliet Bawuah.

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media & institutions represented

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statistics on media groups

           This chart represents the top 8 Media Conglomerates that are responsible
           for managing more than 1 media outfit with journalists on our list.

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statistics on mass media

           This chart represents the distribution of our journalists across the Mass
           Media. It indicates that most of our journalists are on TV with the least being
           online journalists.

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newsmakers in the news

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social media strength

                         MOST FOLLOWED JOURNALIST ON
                             FACEBOOK & TWITTER

                                    340,000+ LIKES

                                    546,000+ FOLLOWERS

      AMEYAW DEBRAH
      Founder, AmeyawDebrah.com & Ameyaw TV

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age

                  OLDEST: 65+         YOUNGEST: 25+
          KWESI PRATT JNR        RIDWAN KARIM DINI OSMAN
         MANAGING EDITOR          REPORTER & NEWSCATER
       THE INSIGHT NEWSPAPER            GHONE TV

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list of top 50 Ghanaian Journalists

                              NB: List arranged in alphabetical order

 1. Abdul K. Malik Baako || The New Crusading Guide    26. Komla Klutse || TV3
 2. Afia Adutwumwaa Morosa || Peace FM                 27. Kwabena K. Boateng || GhanaWeb
 3. Afia Pokuaa || Adom FM                             28. Kwabena Yeboah || GTV
 4. Akosua Sarpong || UTV                              29. Kwame Sefa Kayi || Peace FM
 5. Akwasi Sarpong || BBC                              30. Kweku Temeng || GHOne TV
 6. Ameyaw Debrah || AmeyawDebrah.com                  31. Kwesi Pratt || The Insight Newspaper
 7. Anas Aremeyaw Anas || Tiger Eye PI                 32. Mabel Aku Banesseh || Daily Graphic
 8. Bernard Avle || Citi FM                            33. Manasseh Azure Awuni || Joy FM
 9. Bismark Brown || Atinka TV                         34. Michael Oti Adjei || TV3
 10. Bright Nana Amfom || TV3                          35. Nana Aba Anamoah || GHOne TV
 11. Chris-Vincent A. Febiri || GhanaCelebrities.com   36. Nana Yaw Ampofo Ankrah || Kwese TV
 12. Dan Kweku Yeboah || Peace FM                      37. Nathaniel Attoh || Joy FM
 13. Daryl Kwawu || Joy FM                             38. Norvan Acquah Hayford || B&FT
 14. Edward Kwabi || TV3                               39. Omanhene Kwabena Asante || Adom TV
 15. Elvis Darko || The Finder                         40. Patrice Amegashie || TV Africa
 16. Evans Mensah || Joy FM                            41. Patrick Osei Agyemang || Adom TV
 17. Fortune Alimi || Daily Guide                      42. Paul Adom Otchere || Metro TV
 18. Francis Abban || Starr FM                         43. Peace Hyde || Forbes Africa
 19. Gary Al-Smith || Joy FM                           44. Ridwan Karim Dini Osman || GHOne TV
 20. Gifty Anti || GDA Concepts                        45. Saddick Adams || Atinka FM
 21. Israel Laryea || Joy News                         46. Selikem Apaloo Acolatse || GTV
 22. Jefferson Sackey || Presidency of Ghana           47. Seth Kwame Boateng || Joy FM
 23. Juliet Bawuah || Freelance                        48. Thomas Naadi Bitlegma || BBC
 24. Kent Mensah || StarrFMOnline.com                  49. Umaru Sanda Amadu || Citi FM
 25. Kofi Adomah || Kofi TV                            50. Vivian Kai Lokko || Citi FM

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list of top 50 Ghanaian Journalists

                             NB: List arranged in alphabetical order

               1. Abdul Kweku Malik Baako            26. Komla Klutse
               2. Afia Adutwumwaa Morosa             27. Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng
               3. Afia Pokuaa                        28. Kwabena Yeboah
               4. Akosua Sarpong                     29. Kwame Sefa Kayi
               5. Akwasi Sarpong                     30. Kweku Temeng
               6. Ameyaw Debrah                      31. Kwesi Pratt Jnr
               7. Anas Aremeyaw Anas                 32. Mabel Aku Baneseh
               8. Bernard Avle                       33. Manasseh Azure Awuni
               9. Bismark Brown                      34. Michael Oti Adjei
               10. Bright Nana Amfoh                 35. Nana Aba Anamoah
               11. Chris-Vincent A. Febiri           36. Nana Yaw Ampofo Ankrah
               12. Dan Kwaku Yeboah                  37. Nathaniel Attoh
               13. Daryl Kwawu                       38. Norvan Acquah Hayford
               14. Edward Kwabi                      39. Omanhene Kwabena Asante
               15. Elvis Darko                       40. Patrice Amegashie
               16. Evans Mensah                      41. Patrick Osei Agyemang
               17. Fortune Alimi                     42. Paul Adom Otchere
               18. Francis Abban                     43. Peace Hyde
               19. Gary Al-Smith                     44. Ridwan Karim Dini Osman
               20. Gifty Anti                        45. Saddick Adams
               21. Israel Laryea                     46. Selikem Apaloo Acolatse
               22. Jefferson Sackey                  47. Seth Kwame Boateng
               23. Juliet Bawuah                     48. Thomas Naadi Bitlegma
               24. Kent Mensah                       49. Umaru Sanda Amadu
               25. Kofi Adomah                       50. Vivian Kai Lokko

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                     ABDUL K. M. BAAKO            AFIA A. MOROSA
                     EDITOR,                      NEWSCASTER,
                     THE NEW CRUSADING            PEACE FM
                     GUIDE                        FB: /afiamorosaTV/
                     FB: /abdulmalikkweku.
                     baako

                     AFIA POKUAA                  AKOSUA SARPONG
                     SHOW HOST,                   NEWSCASTER,
                     ADOM FM                      UTV
                     FB: /afia.pokuaa.vim/        FB: /adutwumwaasarpong
                     TW: @real_vim                TW: @akosuasarpong33

                    AKWASI SARPONG                AMEYAW DEBRAH
                    NEWSCASTER,                   EDITOR,
                    BBC                           AMEYAWDEBRAH.COM
                    FB: /akwasi.sarpong.108       FB: /Ameyawofficial
                    TW: @AkwasiSarpong            TW: @Ameyaw112

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                         ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS         BERNARD AVLE
                     REPORTER,                      MORNING SHOW HOST,
                     TIGER EYE PI                   CITI FM
                     FB: /anasglobal/               FB: /BernardAvle/
                     TW: @anasglobal                TW: @benkoku

                     BISMARK BROWN                  BRIGHT NANA AMFOH
                         MORNING SHOW HOST,         NEWSCASTER,
                         ATINKA TV                  TV3
                     FB: /bismack.brown             FB: Bright Nana Amfoh
                                                    TW: @NanaAmfoh

                         CHRIS-VINCENT              DAN KWAKU YEBOAH
                         AGYAPONG FEBITI            SHOW HOST,
                         EDITOR,                    PEACE FM
                         GHANACELEBRITIES.COM       FB: /dan.k.yeboah.7
                         FB: /agyapong
                         TW: @Ghanacelebrity

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                         DARYL KWAWU                EDWARD KWABI
                     REPORTER,                      EDITOR,
                     JOY FM                         TV3
                     FB: /daryl.kwawu               FB: /papakwasi.kwabi
                     TW: @darylkwawu                TW: @EddieKwabi

                     ELVIS DARKO                    EVANS MENSAH
                     EDITOR,                        NEWSCASTER,
                     THE FINDER                     JOY FM
                     FB: /elvis.darko               FB: /evans.mensah
                                                    TW: @Nuetey

                         FORTUNE ALIMI              FRANCIS ABBAN
                     EDITOR,                        MORNING SHOW HOST,
                     DAILY GUIDE                    STARR FM
                     FB: /Forthuna                  FB: /thefrancisabban/
                     TW: @FortuneAlimi              TW: @francis_abban

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                         GARY AL-SMITH              GIFTY ANTI
                         SHOW HOST,                 SHOW HOST,
                         JOY FM                     THE STANDPOINT
                     FB: /gary.africa/              FB: /thestandpointgh/
                     TW: @garyalsmith               TW: @thestandpointgh

                         ISRAEL LARYEA              JEFFERSON SACKEY
                         NEWSCASTER,                REPORTER,
                         JOY NEWS                   JUBILEE HOUSE
                     FB: /theIsraellaryea/          FB: /jefferson.sackey
                     TW: @theIsraellaryea           TW: @jeffsonsackey

                         JULIET BAWUAH              KENT MENSAH
                         REPORTER,                  EDITOR,
                         FREELANCE                  STARRFMONLINE.COM
                     FB: /JulietBawuahofficial      FB: /kent.mensah
                     TW: @julietbawuah              TW: @kentmensah

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                     KOFI ADOMAH                 KOMLA KLUTSE
                     SHOW HOST,                  REPORTER,
                     KOFI TV                     TV3
                     FB: /kofi.adomahnwanwani    FB: /komla.klutse.7
                     TW: @Nwanwanii              TW: @klutsec

                    KWABENA K. BOATENG           KWABENA YEBOAH
                    REPORTER,                    SHOW HOST,
                    GHANAWEB.COM                 GTV

                    FB: /kyenkyenhene.boateng    FB: /pg/Kwabena-
                    TW: @21minswithkkb           Yeboah-the-writer-
                                                 637760226353514

                    KWAME SEFA KAYI              KWEKU TEMENG
                    MORNING SHOW HOST,           NEWSCASTER,
                    PEACE FM                     GHONE TV
                    FB: /kskpeacefm/             FB: /ktemeng
                                                 TW: @KwekuTemeng

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                     KWESI PRATT JNR             MABEL AKU BANESEH
                     EDITOR,                     REPORTER,
                     THE INSIGHT NEWSPAPER       DAILY GRAPHIC
                     FB: /pg/KwesiPrattJnr/      FB: /mabelbaneseh/
                                                 TW: @akumabel

                     MANASSEH AZURE AWUNI        MICHAEL OTI ADJEI
                     REPORTER,                   REPORTER,
                     JOY FM                      TV3
                     FB: /mawuni                 FB: /Michael-Oti-Adjei-
                     TW: @Manasseh_Azure         1665250200416026/
                                                 TW: @OtiAdjei

                     NANA ABA ANAMOAH            NANA YAW A. ANKRAH
                     EDITOR,                     SHOW HOST,
                     GHONE TV                    KWESE TV
                     FB: /iamnanaaba/            FB: /nanayaw.ampofoankrahii
                     TW: @thenanaaba             TW: @KingYawAmpofo

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                     NATHANIEL ATTOH               NORVAN ACQUAH HAYFORD
                     SHOW HOST,                    REPORTER,
                     JOY FM                        B&FT
                     FB: /citizen.attoh            FB: /kwaku1234567
                     TW: @NiiAttoh5                TW: @norvan986

                     OMANHENE K. ASANTE            PATRICE AMEGASHIE
                     MORNING SHOW HOST,            SHOW HOST,
                     ADOM TV                       TV AFRICA
                     FB: /OmanheneKwabenaA         FB: /patrice.amegashie
                     asante                        TW: @patamegashie
                     TW: @omanhenekwabena

                     PATRICK OSEI AGYEMANG         PAUL ADOM OTCHERE
                     SHOW HOST,                    SHOW HOST,
                     ADOM TV                       METRO TV
                     FB: /patrickosei.agyeman.18   FB: /paul.adomotchere
                     TW: @countrymansongo          TW: @AdomOtchere

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                     PEACE HYDE                  RIDWAN KARIM DINI OSMAN
                     REPORTER,                   REPORTER,
                     FORBES AFRICA               GHONE TV
                     FB: /Hydepeace              FB: /RidwanDiniMC/
                     TW: @peac_hy                TW: @RidwandiniMc

                     SADDICK ADAMS               SELIKEM A. ACOLATSE
                     SHOW HOST                   SHOW HOST,
                     ATINKA FM                   GTV
                     FB: /sportsobama            FB: /sellikkem
                     TW: @SaddickAdams           TW: @apaloo_selikem

                     SETH KWAME BOATENG          THOMAS NAADI BITLEGMA
                     REPORTER,                   REPORTER,
                     JOY FM                      BBC
                     FB: /seth.boateng.9         FB: /thomas.naadi.3
                                                 TW: @Thomas_Naadi

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                     UMARU SANDA AMADU          VIVIAN KAI LOKKO
                     NEWSCASTER,                REPORTER,
                     CITI FM                    CITI FM
                     FB: /umarusanda.amadu      FB: /VivianKaiMensah/
                     TW: @UmaruSanda            TW: @Viviankailokko

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about Avance Media

Avance Media is Africa’s Leading Rating,
Media and Public Relations Agency
focused on creating varied contents for
the Global Market.
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team

      DR CHARLES         PRINCE          KWAME A. A.         EMMANUEL
       BUCKMAN           AKPAH             OPOKU            ASIEME AYINE
       as Advisory        as MD         as MP & Business      as Head of
       Board Chair                        Development         Operations

          TONYE           EKOW                TERSER            FELIX K
      REX IDAMINABO      MENSAH               ADAMU            GBORGLAH
       as Advisor        as Advisor          as Advisor    as Social Media Lead

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