World Press Freedom Day 2018

Jeremiah Sam is a journalist by profession and the Programmes Director at Penplusbytes. At Penplusbytes he oversees the organisations three thematic areas of operations – Tech & Good governance; Extractives and New Media & Innovations. His main area of research and work is on the intersection of innovations, technology and governance. His current focus of work is on empowering citizens to use new digital tools to participate in the governance process and demand transparency and accountability from duty-berets. Jeremiah, through his work over the last decade, has supported the media to play an active watchdog role over Mining, Oil and Gas Revenues and Resources in Liberia, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania. Among Jeremiah's many contributions to the advancement of democracy is the support he provides to the African Elections Project, which has covered elections in 14 African countries and designed tools to transform governance at the grassroots.