August • 2017
Neha is a great livestreamer, very communicative, and works hard to get the story! Would definitely recommend her.
Neha W.
Kenyatta Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
6 reviews$400 - $1000 / Day
About
I am a multimedia journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya and reporting across Sub Saharan Africa. I've worked in the United States, the Middle East and Africa. My videos and livestreams have been featured by numerous outlets, including the New York Times, Reuters News, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Associated Press, Now This, Storyhunter/Periscope and ELLE. I have experience producing, reporting, shooting, scripting and editing both digital and broadcast-style videos, including on-air and breaking news. I focus on stories about women, refugees, conflict and crisis, human rights, public health and business/technology.
Top Services
- Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
- 4 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 2 reviews
- Video Editor - News
Clients
Top Reviews
September • 2017
Highly recommend hiring Neha!
June • 2017
Excellent and exciting opening visuals, great knowledge of the topic at hand, obtained good access to the story, and was resourceful while streaming less visual parts. Successfully overcame some technical difficulties and was very engaged with the audience's questions.
Top Projects
Produced for NowThis
NOW THIS HER - Graffiti Girls Kenya
These girls in Kenya are defying the status quo. They're using graffiti as a form of therapy, thanks to an organization called Graffiti Girls Kenya.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
ELLE - This Is How Trump's Abortion Policy Will Curb Life-Saving Health Care
Quinter Atieno, 17, nearly died from three back alley, self-induced abortions. She is just one of thousands upon thousands of women worldwide who, lacking access to contraceptives and safe abortion services, have turned to dangerous and often threatening procedures to end unwanted pregnancies.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
- Field Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Thomson Reuters - Broadcast Solutions
REUTERS, AFRICA DAILY - Locals in Kenya Boost Dairy Industry by Producing Cheese
Kenyans have never been big cheese eaters and neither are they known as experts in the cheese making business. However, a growing restaurant culture and interest in global cuisine has led to increasingly diversified tastes. Browns, a Kenyan cheese company, is using milk from local farmers to make cheeses that are sold locally and exported across East Africa and beyond.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
- Field Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Thomson Reuters - Broadcast Solutions
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION - From criminal to (unauthorised) law enforcer - Issac Muasa's Story
Issac Muasa used to be a criminal in Mathare, one of Nairobi’s most notorious slums. After a near-death experience, he decided to change his ways, becoming a champion for his community. Believing his community would not be adequately protected by government or police, Muasa started a organization made up of young former criminals who patrol the streets at night as a deterrent to crime.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
- Field Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Thomson Reuters - Broadcast Solutions
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION - Mathare youth fight against police violence - Stephen's story
Stephen Mwangi grew up in Mathare, one of Nairobi’s most dangerous slums. As a child, he was exposed to police abuse of power, brutality and extrajudicial killings. These experiences led him to become a youth activist with the Mathare Social Justice Center, a group that works towards mobilizing the community to stand up for its rights through grassroots activism.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
- Field Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Thomson Reuters - Broadcast Solutions
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION - Informal police groups can "easily turn into gangs"
Police in Nairobi’s slums face serious dangers when doing their job. For some officers, the risk is too high, leading to underpolicing or overpolicing in some of the city’s most vulnerable communities. Kenya Police Chief Spokesman Charles Owino discusses policing in the slums, and touches on KPS’ response to a rise in informal security groups in these dangerous areas.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
- Field Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
Equipment
Video
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Shoulder rig
- Live streaming equipment
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- TV News Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
- Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Production Assistant
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
Post Production