Rita Jlogbe Doue is Journalism Program Officer at Internews. Rita joined New Narratives in 2022 as part of our US Embassy-funded project “Investigating Liberia”. She has been in the field of journalism for more than 10 years. Rita’s works have mostly focused on health, elections, human rights and environmental issues. Rita was a freelance journalist, contributing to FrontPage Africa…
Joseph Titus Yekeryan Reporting Fellow, Voice of Bong
Joseph Titus Yekeryan is a Liberian journalist based in Bong County, Central Liberia, with eight years of professional experience. He previously served as Editor-in-Chief of Radio Gbarnga and work as a correspondent for the NewDawn Newspaper and KMTV Liberia.Joseph earlier served as Editor of News for Kwatekeh FM and Hott FM. He is an Internews…
Jerome Saye Reporting Fellow, Radio Nimba
Jerome Saye has more than 10 years experience in journalism. He is a reporter with Radio Nimba, based in the city of Sanniquellie in the northern Liberian county of Nimba. Jerome has also contributed to Front Page Africa newspaper. He has taken part in elections coverage with Irex, the Press Union of Liberia and the Nimba…
Fatu A. Kamara Senior Reporting Fellow, OKFM
Fatu A. Kamara is a reporter and senior news anchor at Okay Communications Network Incorporated, a private media institution. Fatu is OKFM’s reporter assigned at the Ministry of National Defense. She has four years experience in the field of journalism with the last three of those years covering gender issues. Fatu joined New Narratives in 2022…
Nukanah Kollie Reporting Fellow, Super Bongese Radio
Nukanah Kollie is a reporter with the Bong Communication Service Inc. (Super Bongese Radio104.9 MHz) in central Liberia. Nukanah is a current BSC Candidate at Cuttington University. He started his journalism career as a high school reporter at Alexandria Alexis Andrews Academy in Central Liberia. With deep passion for journalism, he later gained employment as…
Moses Geply Alum, Liberian Broadcasting System
Moses Geply is a Liberian journalist with 17 years of experience in both broadcast and print journalism. He is currently serving as County Correspondent for the Liberia Broadcasting System and Fortune TV Liberia southeast Correspondent. He is based in Harper City, Maryland County. Moses is a founding member of the Local Voices Liberia Media Network….
King Brown NN Fellow, News Public Trust
King Brown is a Liberian journalist with more than five years’ experience. He has worked with several media institutions in Liberia including Kreative Mindz Television, Spoon Radio/Television, Newspublictrust, King’s FM and among others. Brown is presently the Head of Production, talk show host, News writer and caster at Magic FM in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. He…
As Climate Change Hits Farmers Find Success in Lowland Farming
Farmers in Liberia are moving away from subsistence farming with the help of international partners. As climate change is causing higher temperatures and unpredictable rainfall, donors are trying to help Liberians adapt. Subsistence farmers – as much as 80 per cent of the population – are already facing a food crisis from the changing climate. …
African Investigative Journalism Conference Fellowships Announced
New Narratives is pleased to announce three reporting fellows who have been chosen to attend the African Investigative Reporting Conference in Johannesburg October 31- November 2. Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh, Eric Opa Doue and Tina Mehnpaine will travel to South Africa to represent Liberian newsmedia at the conference, including in a panel on Solutions Journalism with…
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Six Liberian Newsrooms Chosen for Investigative Journalism and Digital Revenue Building 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…
Call for Applications: NN Liberia Reporting Fellows
Journalists with at least three years experience are invited to apply to join New Narratives as reporting fellows for one year projects on a range of topics including governance, democracy, human trafficking, gender-based violence, climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land rights. Funding is provided by Swedish International Development Assistance, the US State Department, the UK…
Mae Azango Alum
“I am a journalist because there are a lot of people suffering. Who hears them? No one, unless I go and record their voices.”… Mae Azango Mae Azango is one of the best known reporters in Liberia. Mae’s consistent dedication to telling the stories of ordinary Liberians in FrontPage Africa newspaper has won her acclaim…
James Harding Giahyue Alum
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,…
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…