James Harding Giahyue is the Director and Managing Editor of The Daylight, an online investigative platform dedicated to reporting resources and the environment in Liberia.

James was New Narratives’ Editor of Climate, Water and Land Justice projects and a reporter with the program from 2015 to 2020. He was also a stringer with Reuters news agency, as well as a reporter for the Thomson Reuters Foundation on women’s rights issue and climate change.

Before joining Reuters in 2014, James worked as a reporter and editor with several Liberian newspapers, including Insight, Focus, New Republic and Catalyst. He started his journalism career in 2004 as a sports reporter with then D.C.101.1

James holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the United Methodist University.

James’ drive to become a journalist came just after the civil war in Liberia in 2003. James is passionate about reporting on environment, human rights, politics, arts and culture.

“For me, journalism is an opportunity to contribute to my country’s postwar recovery and most of all to help build a culture of patriotism via the promotion of the Liberian identity and the decrying of societal vices such as corruption and nepotism.”