Emmanuel Dogbevi scores another high for Ghanaian journalism
Mr Emmanuel K. Dogbevi, the Managing Online Editor of ghanabusinessnews.com, has scored another high in his journalism career.
His very first article on electronic waste dumping in Ghana is now part of a textbook for university students around the world. The article has been included in a textbook published January 2013 by New York based publisher Cengage Learning. Cengage Learning is a publisher of print and digital information services for the academic, professional and library markets, and sells textbooks, educational software, and training programmes.
The title of the book is “Cross Currents: Cultures, Communities, Technologies, 1st Edition” . A description of the book on the publisher’s website says it “is a combined print and online text/webtext designed to provide readings and activities that allow you not only to critically examine mass culture and the media that circulates it but also to engage rhetorically with electronic communication, presentation, and web-authoring and digital imaging technologies, ultimately helping you make the most of the tools our digital world has to offer.”
The article titled “E-waste is killing Ghanaians slowly” was first published in the Daily Graphic on June 15, 2007 and later on myjoyonline.com in the same year. Since writing this article, he has written more than 40 reports, feature and commentary on the e-waste problem in Ghana. His first photograph on the subject has been published by the National Geographic.
This is not the first time his article has been cited in a book. His article “Land Management in Ghana: Some knotty issues” first published in FOELINE Vol. 15, January – March, 2002 has been cited in a book “Ghana: One Decade of a Liberal State”, edited by renowned Political Scientist, Prof. Kwame Boafo Arthur of the University of Ghana, Legon.
His articles have also been cited in numerous academic journals and books including the following:
IEEE – USA Today’s Engineer: Biofuel Review Part 4: Food vs. Fuel and Profit vs. Hunger
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 (1) January 2013
Mobile Phones and Expanding Human Capabilities
Global land acquisition: neo-colonialism or development opportunity?
At a time when Ghanaian journalism has come under criticism for writing on and publishing sensationalism and being partisan, this achievement by Mr. Dogbevi is refreshing and must inspire hope that Ghanaian journalism can match the best anywhere in the world.
“These are my little contributions to making the world a better place as a journalist. I am glad to be able to contribute to knowledge and to build faith in Ghanaian journalism, as you know I don’t get paid for the work I do for ghanabusinessnews.com, and the website hardly gets any advertising revenue, even though it has nearly 400,000 visits a month,” he says.
“In spite of these challenges, I will continue to remain true to the ethics of journalism and serve my people to the best of my ability,” he adds.
Mr Dogbevi, a graduate of the University of Ghana, Legon has been writing for over 20 years. He is also a social media activist. He won the Best Reporter on Anti-corruption at the 2012 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards.
By Ekow Quandzie