The thinking behind Ghana’s most innovative and impactful investigative newsroom

The thinking behind Ghana’s most innovative and impactful investigative newsroom

February 3, 2026 · 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode explores the innovative approach of The Fourth Estate, Ghana's impactful investigative newsroom, through a conversation with its Executive Director.

In just about five short years, The Fourth Estate has produced investigations that have dominated national conversations and triggered real-world consequences, from prosecutions to policy reviews. But how did this project begin, and why does it work so differently from conventional newsrooms? In this opening episode, host Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey sits down with the Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, to unpack the thinking behind The Fourth Estate. They...

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