Sharon .W. Kiburi is an independent data journalist. She is very passionate about development stories with the incorporation of data. She hopes through the art of storytelling to influence and impact policies to serve the mass majority. She has a keen interest in development data features news in Technology, Human rights, Health, Agriculture and finance. She works closely with the association of freelance journalists who own and runs an online publication, www.talkafrica.co.ke, a regular contributor. She also contributes to Standard media group, Citizen digital and Zenger News, among others. She is a graduate of Daystar University class of 2017 and 2014 communication electronic media major.
She has acquired professional training in: 1. Data at Knight Center for journalism Austin Texas & the Aga Khan School of graduate. 2. Digital Identity by Witwatersrand University in South Africa. 3. Journalism in pandemic now & future by Knight Center for journalism Austin Texas. 4. Equity in data journalism by Knight Center for journalism Austin Texas. 5. Reporting gender-balanced features "Risk Communication" from African women in media (AWIM). 6. Security of Journalism by article 19 Easter. 7. Fact-checking by Africa check and facilitated by transparency international. 8. Television production by Media development in Africa (MEDEVA).
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Struggles of living with Epilepsy
Zenger News [March 4 , 2021] -
Restoring Girls dignity
CItizen digital [December 29, 2020] -
Sexual Harassment in media work environment
Citizen digital [December 29, 2020] -
The media during the pandamic
Talk Africa (www.talkafrica.co.ke) [October 12, 2020] -
Technology
Zenger News [September 11 , 2020] -
Human trafficking
Standard Media group [August 23, 2020] -
Digital Identity in Africa
Talk Africa [April 24, 2020 , October 1, 2019] -
Xenophibia a crisis built on Misinformation
Talk Africa [March 17, 2020] -
Human interest, Extreme violence / circumstances force a young girl into gang life
Talk Africa [January 12, 2020]















