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Six Liberian News Media Chosen for Investigative Journalism and Digital Revenue Program
New Narratives is pleased to announce six Liberian news organizations that have been chosen to take part in our 3-year program to build the capacity of leading newsrooms to fund and do investigative journalism. The program is funded by the Swedish Embassy in Liberia. Our selection committee has chosen: Front Page Africa The Daily Observer…
New Narratives launches “Liberia Land Wahala”, a new podcast with Front Page Africa and Power FM
Take a deep dive into the land issues causing wahala — or trouble — in Liberia. We travel to communities across this country and bring back their stories. FPA’s Mae Azango and Anthony Stephens of Power FM/TV host this exploration of land, environment, and climate concerns and conflicts. And they interview experts and authorities for…
Farmers Say Food Crisis is Looming From Climate Change
The impacts of climate change are no longer possible to ignore. Wildfires in California and Australia; devastating flooding in Asia, make headlines every day. Rich countries battle over plans to solve it.Meanwhile poor countries like Liberia are on the frontlines, facing rise sea levels, higher temperatures, more extreme weather that are threatening people’s health and…
New Narratives’ Selection Committee
A group of leading independent activists and journalists will form New Narratives’ selection committee to choose six media houses that will be the recipients of three years support for journalism and business model development under our Excellence in Investigative Journalism Program funded by the Swedish Embassy in Monrovia. The committee members are: Silas Siakor is…
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Job Description
Job Title: Editorial Director and NN Senior Reporter
Job Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Reports to: Executive Director, New Narratives
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Radio Panel on Community Land in Nimba Country
A community representative, civil society actor and local land administrator discuss customary land rights in Nimba County, Liberia. The panel was sponsored by New Narratives with funding from the America World Jewish Service (AJWS)….
NEW NARRATIVES LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION ON GBARNGA
A civil society actor, paramount chief and land administrator discuss customary land rights in Bong County, Liberia. This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of our Land Rights and Climate Change Reporting Project. Funding was provided by the American Jewish World Service. The funder had no say in the story’s content….
Barconnie and Harmonville Community Forest Struggles with Conversation
When the Forest Reform law was passed in 2006, Liberia’s 51 community forests were offered a chance to conserve or commercialize their forests in logging and other deals with companies.44 chose the money. But conservation groups persuaded seven to pursue conservation – protecting their forest resources and promoting biodiversity.It’s not been an easy road. Varney…
Buchanan Seaside Communities Beg for Rock Wall
BUCHANAN, Grand Bassa – Forty years ago Atlantic Street was one of this port city’s busiest streets, humming with stores and chop shops. Today it is almost deserted. The encroaching shoreline has swallowed up structures and is threatening to take out the street itself. Bobby Gibson’s father used to run a popular store known as Gibson…
Buchanan Seaside Communities Beg For Rock Wall To Protect Them for the sea
Coastal erosion caused by climate-induced rises in sea levels and intense tropical storms have already destroyed the homes of hundreds of Liberian families and put critical fisheries at risk. Nine of the country’s fifteen counties sit along the sea coast putting 60 per cent of the population at threat and causing tens of millions of…
Kailando Gas Station Demolition Said To Be Delayed But Courts Provide No Evidence A Case Exists
By R. Joyclyn Wea and Anthony Stephens with New Narratives MONROVIA-It has been four years since a gas station and minimart owned by George Kailondo, the businessman and politician with the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change political party, were constructed on SKD Boulevard in Paynesville. The building, constructed on wetlands protected by the Liberian government…
Key Massaquoi Ally, ‘Zizar Marzah’, Says Finnish Court Got it Wrong
A key former ally of Gibril Massaquoi, the Revolutionary United Front commander, says a Finnish District Court got it wrong when it acquitted Massaquoi of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Liberia….
One Year Since President Weah Declared Rape a National Emergency Activists Say Nothing Has Changed
MONROVIA – It was a year ago that President George Weah declared rape a national emergency. His announcement came in response to a crime that shocked the nation: a fifteen-year-old boy had raped a three-year-old girl, using a razor blade to commit the crime. By Mae Azango with New Narratives That followed years of cries…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FROM NEWS MEDIA
New Narratives, with support from the Swedish International Development Agency, is pleased to call for applications from leading Liberian newsmedia organizations for a program that will boost quality independent and investigative journalism in Liberia….
Farmers Say Food Crisis is Looming from Climate Change
SINYEA, Bong County – After two years of poor harvests the Sumo family was nervous this year. Rain had been unpredictable. The sun felt hotter. The soil on their five-hectare plot here was dry. They planted bitter ball, pumpkin, pepper, corn, okra and rice and followed the rules they had followed their whole lives as subsistence…
CONSULTANCY – P/T FINANCE OFFICER
The Consultant finance officer has overall responsibility for the efficient operation of finance operations for a small but fast growing journalism nonprofit with teams in Global South settings….
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
NEW NARRATIVES is currently seeking applications from qualified candidates for Director of Finance and Administration to support our fast growing organization in Liberia. …
Resued From Bush School, Girls Detail Female Genital Cutting; Mother Pursue Justice
In the last few years the Liberian government has enacted a range of efforts to combat violence against women and girls. A new domestic violence law, a National Road Map and President George Weah’s announcement of a two million dollar national emergency fund, have done little to stop the violence. It continues right under the…
Defence Strikes Blows in Liberia War Crimes Trial
FINLAND — The defence team in the trial of Gibril Massaquoi, the former RUF commander accused of committing war crimes in Liberia, has had some wins in the concluding weeks of the trial in Tampere, Finland. Since it resumed in Finland, after three months hearing testimonies in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the trial has narrowed to…
Witnesses Tell Court Massaquoi Killed Family
By Joaquin Sendolo with New Narratives MONROVIA, Liberia – The Finnish court hearing the war crimes case against former Revolutionary United Front commander Gibril Massaquoi heard from two witnesses on Wednesday who said they saw Massaquoi murder their relatives during the Liberian civil war. The witness, now 47, detailed the crimes he said he witnessed…