Emmanuel K. Dogbevi

"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"

"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 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"

"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’s all about a learning attitude… You don’t have to put up an attitude of ‘I know it all"

"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"

"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"