Biography of Seth Joseph Bokpe

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). He previously worked with the Graphic Communications Group, Ghana’s biggest newspaper publishing company.

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.

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). Seth’s investigative works mainly center around anti-corruption, environmental, and health journalism. Additionally, he works as a fact checker for FactCheck Ghana, a fact-checking initiative under MFWA’s umbrella. Prior to joining the MFWA, he worked as the News Editor for The Ghana Report, a news portal. Seth worked with the AfricaWatch Magazine, as well as freelance for the One World Magazine in the Netherlands. Seth started his career at the largest newspaper in Ghana, the Graphic Communications Group, where he dedicated a decade of service, following a brief stint at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.

Awards

Seth has received several awards including:

• 2014
  Won Telecommunication Rural Reporting award
• 2016
  Won Most Promising Young Journalist
• 2017
  Won Best Agriculture report
• 2018
  Won Environment (Print), Best Transport and Road Safety
• 2020
  Won Best News Reporting (Print)
• 2023
  Won Democracy and Good Governance