Emmanuel Arthur

Emmanuel J.K Arthur is a Ghanaian journalist who was awarded the Ghana Journalists Association Television News Reporter of the year in 2006.

Educational background

Arthur holds a master's degree in Media Management, a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts,; Diploma in Journalism and Certificate in Investigative Journalism from the World Bank Institute in Washington DC.

Journalism career

Arthur worked with the TV3 television network in Ghana as the head of the Political and Governance Department as well as a news editor with the Multimedia Group. He led the establishment of OBE TV in Ghana and became its News Editor for Ghana Bureau for months. Whiles working at TV3, he was attached to the Presidency and the Parliament at different times and therefore covered major events including UN General Assembly Sessions, 2008 Presidential Debate between Obama and McCaine, visit to the Canadian Parliament, ECOWAS Summits, among others.

Management career

In 2009, he was appointed the Senior Communications Officer World Vision International Ghana an international Non Governmental Organization. He later moved to help establish the Consumer Affairs & Public Relations Department of the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission of Ghana. He served as the commission's first Consumer Affairs and Public Relations Manager. In 2012, he was appointed as the Corporate Affairs Manager of rlg Communication Ltd. He is currently the Corporate Affairs Manager ofor the National Food Buffer Stock Company 9 NAFCO).

Awards

• Ziam Yaan Tol Media Award for Reproductive Health and Advocacy from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• 2006 Best Television News Reporter Award from the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).