Sharon Barang’a

I produce and contribute to breaking news coverage, script news and feature stories, plan and structure news bulletins, assign stories to writers, and provide voiceovers for various reports.

I lectured university students on core journalism and media subjects, including News Sourcing and Gathering, Broadcast Programming, Broadcast Writing, Video Editing, Media Law and Ethics, Advertising, and Mass Media.

I mentored fellows selected for the Global Health Reporting Initiative by the International Women’s Media Foundation, guiding them in crafting and producing impactful health stories. I also provided editorial support, including story development and final editing.

I led the Education Desk, where I assigned stories to reporters, provided editorial guidance on monthly feature productions, edited content, managed the desk’s budget, and also produced original stories.

• Produced and reported on education, governance, children affairs, and public interest stories across Africa.
• Led production of documentary content from pre-production to final edits.
• Interviewed President Uhuru Kenyatta on student mentorship (2015).
• Mentored young journalists and supervised newsroom teams.
• Successfully collaborated with commissioning partners and coordinated field crews.

I studied Civic Leadership at Indiana University as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Following the program, I was placed at Voice of America in Washington D.C., where I produced and anchored a weekly news segment highlighting and recapping major global stories of the week.