Seth Bokpe

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Seth J. Bokpe
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Seth J. Bokpe

Accra
Education Ghana Institute of Journalism
George Washington University
Bloomberg Media
Occupation
Employer Media Foundation for West Africa
Known forInvestigative journalism
Website https://thefourthestategh.com/ & https://www.fact-checkghana.com/

Seth Joseph Bokpe, is a Ghanaian investigative journalist and the Senior reporter of The Fourth Estate, the public interest and accountability investigative journalism project of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). [1] [2] He previously worked with the Graphic Communications Group, Ghana's biggest newspaper publishing company. [3] [4] [5]

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Education

Seth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism and is certified as a Balanced Scorecard Professional by George Washington University. He is also an alumnus of the Bloomberg Media, Africa. [2] [4]

Career

Seth J. Bokpe currently serves as the Senior Reporter at The Fourth Estate, a non-profit, public-interest journalism project established by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). [6] Seth's investigative works mainly center around anti-corruption, environmental, and health journalism. [7] Additionally, he works as a fact checker for FactCheck Ghana, a fact-checking initiative under MFWA's umbrella. [8] Prior to joining the MFWA, he worked as the News Editor for The Ghana Report, a news portal. [9] [10] Seth worked with the AfricaWatch Magazine, as well as freelance for the One World Magazine in the Netherlands. [2] Seth started his career at the largest newspaper in Ghana, the Graphic Communications Group, [3] [11] [12] where he dedicated a decade of service, following a brief stint at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. [9]

Work

Bokpe has written and produced anti-corruption stories in the form of in-depth articles. Some of them include:

Akufo-Addo’s First & Second Term: 27 ministers who didn’t declare assets at all

Seth J. Bokpe story revealed the lack of compliance among Ghanaian politicians with the country’s Asset Declaration Law, Act 550. The law, per the 1992 Constitution, mandates public office holders, including Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), Ministers, Members of Parliament, presidential staffers, judges, and heads of state institutions, to declare their assets within specific timeframes. The exposé shed light on the widespread non-compliance by public officials, prompting a significant response. [13]

Following the revelations, 294 political appointees hastily declared their assets and liabilities. [14] There was, thus, a surge in declarations among ministers, legislators, and heads of state institutions. [15]

Awards

Seth has received several awards including: [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Media awards
YearAwardResult
2014Telecommunication

Rural Reporting

Won
2016Most Promising Young JournalistWon
2017Best Agriculture reportWon
2018Environment (Print)

Best Transport and Road Safety

Won
2020Best News Reporting (Print)Won
2022Democracy and Good GovernanceWon
2023Democracy and Good GovernanceWon

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