Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah

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Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah
Born
Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah

(1987-04-26) 26 April 1987 (age 36)
Kumasi, Ghana
Citizenship Ghanaian
Alma mater Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology & Adu Gyamfi Senior High School
Occupation(s) Multimedia journalist, Poet & Country singer
Years active2010–present
Known forScience and technology reporting

Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah (born 26 April 1987) also known as Kwasi Debrah, is a multimedia journalist working with Multimedia Group Limited in Ghana. He is the lead for the KNUST and Multimedia Group Limited Medical Journalism programme. [1]

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Early life and education

Debrah was born at Kumasi Children's Hospital in Kumasi. He was raised in Suame, a suburb of Kumasi, alongside his brother and sister by their mother, Akua Boatemaa, a singer at the Pentecost Church and a lay preacher and his father, Frederick Asare, a police detective who passed away in 2010. [2]

He holds an MPH in Health Education and Promotion, a BSc in Biological Sciences, and a Certificate of Proficiency in Leadership for Health Systems Transformation, all from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Additionally, he holds a certificate in mobile journalism from the Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie. [1] Debrah completed his secondary education at Adu Gyamfi Senior High School in Jamasi, his mother's hometown. [3]

Career

Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah started working as a medical laboratory scientist after completing the mandatory national service in 2010. He transitioned to a career in journalism, starting as a news anchor at the local radio station Moonlite 104.5 FM in Sunyani. After a year, he moved to Sky 96.7 FM in the same city. Later, after six months, Debrah joined Multimedia Group Limited in 2016, and he has since been working there. [4]

Medical journalism course

In 2020, Debrah led Multimedia Group Limited to sign a MoU with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology under the School of Medicine and Dentistry to train medical students in health journalism. [5] [6]

Paper Prompter

As a video journalist, Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah recognized the challenge of managing thoughts and questions during interviews. To address this issue, he conceived the Paper Prompter, a portable device designed to streamline the interview process. [7]

The Paper Prompter prevents the need to type points on a laptop or write on a piece of paper and show it to the interviewee. It is a practical solution for mostly solo journalists whose attention is often divided between managing both the camera and the interviewee.

The device consists of a hollow shaft fitted with a cylindrical bar with holes aligning the edge of the bar. The holes are points of attachment to the clip. The sheet of paper is therefore held to the bar by the clips. It is fitted with a bolt to regulate the length of the cylindrical bar depending on the camera or paper size [8]

It is fitted with a bolt to regulate the length of the cylindrical bar depending on the camera or paper size. The tool has a hot shoe adapter to mount on the camera and a cold shoe adapter at the top to accommodate a light or a microphone. The Paper Prompter allows the reporter to focus on the camera while the interviewee reads from the sheet of paper displaying relevant prompts. Questions can be written on the teleprompter paper enabling interviewees to respond without interruptions from the interviewer. [9]

Music and poetry career

El Tov's mother, Akua Boatemaa, inspired him to narrate biblical stories through music. Because of his baritone voice, he chose country music as a suitable genre for his music. El Tov lyrics are known for their terse and religious imagery. [2] In 2014, he wrote and recorded his first country song, Son of David, [10] which talks about the biblical account of Jesus healing blind Bartimaeus, but released it in 2020. He has about five singles, they are

Notable works

Debrah has written and produced hundreds of science, technology, and health related stories in the form of features and documentaries. Some of them include:

Trickling credit: mobile phone users in Ghana pay for unknown subscriptions

The story of unsolicited mobile phone subscriptions in Ghana exposed a situation where specific telecommunication network subscribers were involuntarily charged by third parties authorized by the National Communication Authority to provide value-added service. [11]

In the course of his investigation, he identified 100 affected users. The survey findings revealed that 95 of them had unknowingly subscribed to various services. The associated charges for these subscriptions varied, ranging from 0.19 Ghana Cedis to 0.85 Ghana Cedis. [12] [13]

When the truck is long: Ghana’s outdated roads

The feature article conducted an assessment of how the deteriorating condition of roads contributes to motor accidents. The narrative centered on a specific incident in Kumasi involving a collision between a truck and a tricycle, resulting in the loss of three lives. [14] The article provided suggestions on addressing poorly constructed roads as a preventive measure to avoid such accidents. [15]

Awards and honours

Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah has won several awards. Some of them are: [16] [17] [15] [18]

YearAwardResults
2023WAMECA Best Journalist for ICTs and Telecoms ReportingWon
20222021 World Health Organisation’s Road Safety Reporting Contest2nd
2021The SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment Feature/Small Category2nd
2021Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards Online Category2nd

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