Manasseh Azure

Manasseh Azure, born Manasseh Azure Awuni, is a freelance journalist having worked with Multimedia Group Limited in Accra, Ghana for some time in the past. He is known for his controversial investigative and anti-corruption reports that have caused national uproar and also land some government officials in prison. He spends his leisure time speaking at youth programmes and anti-corruption seminars. Manasseh has won various awards for his works including the journalist of the year at the West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA).[1]

Manasseh Azure
Born1985
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, GIJ
OccupationInvestigative journalist
EmployerFreelance
OrganizationJoy FM
Home townBongo, Upper East Region

Education

Born in Bongo in the Upper East Region, Manasseh moved to Kete-Krachi in the Volta Region where he completed his secondary education at Krachi Senior High School. He proceeded to the Ghana Institute of Journalism where he read Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and later Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies at the University of Ghana.[2]

Career

Manasseh began his career as a freelance journalist before joining the Multimedia Group Limited in 2012.[3] He is currently the head of Investigation at Joy FM and Joy News, subsidiaries of MGL.

Controversies

Manasseh's work have always stirred national controversy, notable among them being the Mahama Ford saga.[4] He broke a story in 2016 where the then President John Mahama received a Ford expedition gift from a Burkinabé contractor. Many groups called on for investigation into the saga.[5] The gift is believed to be a return favour for a contract the businessman landed. The story did a lot of damage to Mahama's second term bid. In 2019, Manasseh and Joy FM aired a documentary titled "Militia in the heart of the nation"[6] which detailed how a private and unlicensed security group affiliated to the governing NPP operated from the seat of government annexe, the Osu Castle. The government denied the story as expected but various spokespersons of the government contradicted one another. The group, De-Eye also sued Manasseh and the media house.[7][8] The Journalist has however, won similar defamation suits against those he has investigated.[9]

Books
  • The Fourth John ;Reign,Rejection and Rebound[10]
  • Letters to My Future Wife[11]
  • Voice of Conscience[12]

Awards

Here are some of the awards Manasseh has won[13][14][15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011Manasseh AzureGhana Journalists Association, Journalist of the Year (awarded in 2012)Won
2013Manasseh AzureGhana Journalists Association, Best Anti-Corruption Reporter,Won
2017Manasseh AzureWest Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA), (Best Investigating Reporting)Won
2018Manasseh AzureWest Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA) (Anti-Corruption Reporter of the Year)Won
2018Manasseh AzureWest Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA), (Journalist of the Year)Won
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References
  1. "Manasseh is West Africa journalist of the Year; Multimedia wins big at WAMECA". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "About Manasseh Azure Awuni". manassehazure.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "About Manasseh Azure Awuni". manassehazure.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. "Minority MPs threaten to impeach Mahama over bribery allegation". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. "Mahama's Ford 'gift' must be investigated – OccupyGhana". citifmonline.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. "Joy News reveals: The pro-NPP militia which trains at Presidency Annex". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. "De-Eye group sues Manasseh, Multimedia; demands GHC10m in damages". citinewsroom.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. "De-Eye group drags Manasseh and Multimedia Group to court". primenewsghana.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. "Manasseh Awuni floors Joseph Siaw in court, damages awarded against the Zoomlion boss". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. "Launch of 'The Fourth John: Reign, Rejection, Rebound'". MyJoyOnline.com. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  11. www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Future-Manasseh-Azure-Awuni/dp/9988253907. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. Awuni, Manasseh Azure (2016). Voice of Conscience. Manasseh Azure Awuni. ISBN 978-9988-2-3799-8.
  13. "About Manasseh Azure Awuni". manassehazure.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. "Manasseh is West Africa journalist of the Year; Multimedia wins big at WAMECA". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. "Seth Boateng, Manasseh, others honoured at maiden West Africa Media Excellence Awards". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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