Speaker

Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director, Media Foundation for West Africa

Sulemana Braimah is an award-winning non-profit leader and media development visionary with over 15 years of experience driving impactful change across West Africa. As the Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), he has transformed the organization from a small team into a regional powerhouse across all 16 West African countries, leading the organization to be honored as the winner of the Media and Information category of the World Justice Challenge (2024).

Sulemana has spearheaded groundbreaking initiatives including The Fourth Estate, Ghana’s first non-profit public interest investigative journalism project, Fact-Check Ghana, and the Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship (NGIJ) to empower emerging journalists.

Recognized globally for his innovation and impact, Sulemana received the Eisenhower Fellowships Impact Award (2023).

At BRIDGE Summit, Sulemana Braimah will share insights on leadership, press freedom, and innovation in civic media, exploring how storytelling and accountability can drive democratic progress across Africa and beyond.

Ghana

Media

Sulemana Braimahat BRIDGE

Media Panel 8 December 1:00 - 1:30PM

Fighting for Depth in a Shallow Media World

In a landscape driven by clicks, speed, and algorithmic reward, depth is becoming a lost art. “Churnalism”, the recycling of online content, has replaced original reporting, leaving audiences skeptical and disengaged. With just 32% of Americans expressing trust in the media (Gallup), the challenge is clear: how can journalism reclaim substance in a digital age built for brevity? This session explores how newsrooms, platforms, and creators can harness technology to restore depth, context, and credibility in an attention-fractured world.

Academy Stage
Speakers
Moderator
- Sharon Pakir