Emily J.

New York, NY, USA

2 reviews

$250 - $400 / Day

About

Emily H. Johnson is a freelance multimedia journalist who has reported in East Africa, India, Southeast Asia and New York. Alumna of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism ('10) and Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues (RISC) training. Member of NPPA and the Frontline Freelance Register. Currently based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Top Services

News Shooter / Video Journalist: 1 review
Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist: 1 review
Documentary DP

Clients

Top Projects

Produced for America Abroad Media
"Oppressed majority": Buddhist extremism in Burma
Video: Emily Johnson looks at the 969 Buddhist nationalist movement, which has been blamed for inciting violence against Burma's minority Muslim population. She talks to U Wirathu, the movement's spiritual leader, and visits the burned out remains of Meiktila's Muslim quarter. Photos: A glimpse of the two very different worlds of U Wirathu's Masoeyein monastery and Meiktila's Muslim quarter.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Produced for Sanitation and Health Rights in India
#GiveAShit Ep 1: Of Puppet Shows, And Open Defecation
India's government continues pouring resources into its Swachh Bharat ("Clean India") Mission. Yet rates of open defecation remain alarmingly high throughout India. #GiveAShit episode 1 follows Suresh Prasad who runs a local acting troupe based in Bihar. They utilize puppet shows to show communities how they can shift health, social, and economic outcomes in their villages by using a toilet.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
#GiveAShit Episode 2: Where Would You Build A Toilet If You Owned No Land?
Millions of Indians are being pressured to build toilets, but this is not an option if you have no land. Many families living in the Supaul district of Bihar are left without vital services, forced to squat on government land after the flood-prone Kosi River made the land they once owned uninhabitable. Narendra Modi's toilet-building initiative leaves these families behind.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
4.0
Produced for AJPlus
A year after Garissa, a family mourns a son—and their lost future
On April 2, 2015, al-Shabab terrorists massacred 147 people, mostly students, at Garissa University in northern Kenya. Many of these students were the first in their families to go to college. They carried with them not only the hopes but also lifetime financial investments by their families—and in some cases, by their entire village. Each death represented the loss of a future for many people.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for AJPlus
Garissa University Attack: 1 Year Later
In Kenya, the Garissa University attack by Al Shabab left 142 students dead. A year later, two students open up to AJ+ about what they're going through now.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for Fusion Media Networks
Anti-harassment movement sweeps Kenya after woman publicly stripped
Women in miniskirts will gather in Nairobi's Uhuru Park November 17 to protest on behalf of a woman who was attacked and publicly stripped by men who called her clothing “indecent.” A video of the attack prompted #mydressmychoice to trend on Twitter. The incident comes after a similar story in Zimbabwe last month, meaning Egypt's anti-harassment movement is spreading to other parts of Africa.
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Equipment

Video

DSLR or equivalent
GoPro or equivalent

Video

Audio

External recorder
Wireless lavalier mic
Shotgun mic

Audio

All Services

Production Support

News Shooter / Video Journalist
Commercial DP
Documentary DP
Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Reporter / Journalist

Production Support

Post Production

Video Editor - News
Sound Mixer
Video Editor - Documentary
Video Editor - Commercial

Post Production

Talent Discovery

Creator Management Platform

Glimmer Studios

Garissa University Attack: 1 Year Later

RISC: 2014 at a glance

#GiveAShit Episode 2: Where Would You Build A Toilet If You Owned No Land?

#GiveAShit Ep 1: Of Puppet Shows, And Open Defecation