Varney Kamara

My name is Varney Kamara, a Liberian journalist. I am a 2011 graduate of State run University of Liberia (UL) with a BA degree in Mass Communication. I have been an active mainstream journalist for 12 years, serving in different newsroom capacities including Proofreader, Desk Editor, News Editor, Senior Editor, and Staff Writer. I previously worked for the New Democrat and The Analyst newspapers as Staff Writer and Senior Editor, respectively. I am a former Fellow of the New Narratives, a media developer organization. I am the publisher of the Liberian Network Online news and media blog (https://liberiannetwork.wordpress.com/auhtor/liberiannetwork/) and senior reporter of “The DayLight” Online Environmental newspaper (www.thedaylight.org). I am a recipient of several local and international media certificates in investigative reporting covering the environment, human rights, land rights, politics, health, corruption, among others. I am a member of the Liberian investigative journalists’ network, a member of the Legislative Press Pool of Liberia (LEGISPOOL), and former Executive Mansion correspondent for The ANALYST and New Democrat newspapers. I come from Liberia’s northern Lofa County. I am married and have four kids.