Godwin Asediba of TV3 has been crowned the 2024 Journalist of the Year.
Read also: TV3's Godwin Asediba wins 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award
In August this year, Godwin Asediba also won the 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award.
He is currently on internship with the BBC in London as part of the Komla Dumor award.
The investigative reporter, filmmaker and news anchor, who is the 29th recipient of the GJA Journalist of the Year Award and 10th recipient of the BBC Komla Dumor award, works with TV3 and 3FM in Ghana. His stories have also appeared on several international broadcasters.
The 29-year-old often focuses on human-interest stories aiming to expose injustice and amplify the voices of marginalised communities.
He had worked tirelessly to bring a more nuanced narrative of Africa to the world, representing a confident, savvy and entrepreneurial side.
Four journalists from the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) and its flagship newspaper, the Daily Graphic, were also honoured at the 2025 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards ceremony at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi today [Nov 8, 2025].
Aside from the Daily Graphic, which picked up the best design award, the journalists who picked up awards were the Editor of the Agriculture and Education pages, Severious Kale-Dery; the Regional Page and Supplements Editor, Edmund Smith-Asante, and reporters Timothy Ngnenbe and Justice Agbenorsi.
The event, which was the 29th in the history of the GJA, was held for the first time in the Ashanti Region under the patronage of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
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The awardees were selected from 321 entries received by the Awards Committee of the GJA.
This year's event was on the theme: "Safeguarding Ghana's future: The role of the media in promoting peace, security and the fight against galamsey."
The special guest of honour on the day was President John Dramani Mahama.
Other speakers at the event were the acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Executive Chairman of KGL Group, Alex Apau Dadey.
The top three winners would be sponsored by Turkish Airlines to Turkey for a treat, with all expenses paid by the airline.
Apart from the headline sponsor, KGL Group, Special Ice Mineral Water and Tobinco Pharmacy are also on board.
Other award winners
The other award winners include Nabil Ahmed Rufai, a freelancer, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman (EIB Network), Albert Oppong Ansah (GNA), Sarah Apenkro (TV3), Rachel Kakraba (GBC), Solomon Gumah (GNA), Samuel Dowuona (TECHFOCUS), Masahudu Ankilu Kunateh (African Eye Report), Godwin Asediba (TV3), and Doreen Ampofo (GBC).
The rest are Esther Aidoo (GBC), Anass Sabit (Joy News), Issifu Dasmani Laary (GNA), Ohemeng Tawiah (Joy TV), Clinton Yeboah, KNUST; Muftau Nabila Abdulai (Myjoyonline) and James Amoo (GNA).
Others are Peter Agengre (GBC), Rosemond Akuorkor Adjetey (GHONE TV), Agyei Annim (Channel 1 TV), Abigail Annoh (Ghanaian Times), Ebenezer Madugu (Atinka), and Ekosiisen, Asempa FM.
Also named were seven institutions that were honoured.
They were the Multimedia Group, Adom TV, Joy FM, Daily Graphic, Peace FM, Citi FM, GTV and UTV.
