Dr David Dunkley Gyimah

Dr David Dunkley Gyimah is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Journalism at Cardiff University, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the emerging field of Cinema Journalism. With a career spanning journalism, filmmaking, higher education, and creative innovation, he has reported from major world events, was one of the pioneering videojournalists in the UK, and collaborated with broadcasters, universities, and creative industries internationally. His current work explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping storytelling, memory, creativity, and public knowledge. Through research, filmmaking, industry partnerships, and creative R&D initiatives including Media Cymru, Clwstwr and the Southbank Centre, he examines how societies remember what matters in an age of information abundance. David is a sought-after speaker on AI, journalism innovation, documentary practice, and the future of media, and was named among the Top 100 Most Influential British-Ghanaians in 2026.