{"id":119069,"date":"2023-11-12T16:10:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/12\/joynews-kwasi-debrah-francisca-enchill-win-big-at-wameca-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T16:10:04","slug":"joynews-kwasi-debrah-francisca-enchill-win-big-at-wameca-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/12\/joynews-kwasi-debrah-francisca-enchill-win-big-at-wameca-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"JoyNews&#8217; Kwasi Debrah, Francisca Enchill win big at WAMECA 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JoyNews&#8217; Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah and Francisca Enchill have won big at the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence and Conference Awards (WAMECA) 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwasi Debrah was adjudged the Best Journalist for ICTs and Telecoms Reporting, while Francisca Enchill, who also reports for Corruption Watch, picked up the Best Investigative Reporter award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MG_9621-1068x712-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032410468 lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JoyNews&#8217; Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two journalists were recognized by the grand jury of the awards for their exceptional and impactful storytelling skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-12-at-15.35.58.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032410466 lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Francisca Enchil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwasi Debrah&#8217;s story on unsolicited subscriptions\u00a0by mobile phone users in Ghana won him the recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story shed light on how some telecommunication network subscribers were unwittingly billed by third parties licensed by the National Communication Authority to provide Value Added Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwasi Debrah couldn\u2019t hide his excitement after winning the category against two Nigerian journalists &#8211; Godfrey George Allaputa of the Punch Nigeria Limited, and Abdulwasiu Olokooba of Sahara Reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had emerged as a finalist in the category for three consecutive years but ultimately whisked away the coveted plaque in his fourth year at the awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was here in 2019, 2021, 2022, and this year too. I\u2019ve always been a finalist, but today I have taken it. It was quite a painstaking job. It tells of the hard work I have put into this piece,\u201d he happily recounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-12-at-15.35.33-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032410467 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Francisca\u2019s investigation uncovered bribery at Ghana\u2019s Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority by officials of the government institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expos\u00e9 revealed how applicants were charged more than double the official cost of the licensing process to avoid the mandatory 48-hour driving school enrolment requirement, computerised examination, in-traffic driving test and the road sign test to become licensed drivers without ever demonstrating whether or not they even know how to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the night, Multimedia Group\u2019s Erastus Asare Donkor was also honoured with a citation for his story titled \u201cDestruction For Gold\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His piece focused on exposing characters behind the illicit activities of artisanal mining, ravaging Ghana\u2019s forest cover and water bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emerged as a finalist in the environmental reporting category of the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muhammed Akiyemi of HumAngle &#8211; Nigeria was crowned the overall Best Journalist in West Africa and also the Best Environment Reporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-12-at-15.36.45.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032410465 lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Overall Best Journalist, Muhammed Akiyemi of HumAngle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award saw 825 entries from 15 countries in West Africa.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JoyNews&#8217; Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah and Francisca Enchill have won big at the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence and Conference Awards (WAMECA) 2023. Kwasi Debrah was adjudged the Best Journalist for ICTs and Telecoms Reporting, while Francisca Enchill, who also reports for Corruption Watch, picked up the Best Investigative Reporter award. The two journalists were recognized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>JoyNews&#039; Kwasi Debrah, Francisca Enchill win big at WAMECA 2023 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/12\/joynews-kwasi-debrah-francisca-enchill-win-big-at-wameca-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"JoyNews&#039; Kwasi Debrah, Francisca Enchill win big at WAMECA 2023 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"JoyNews&#8217; Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah and Francisca Enchill have won big at the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence and Conference Awards (WAMECA) 2023. 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