The Bush Chicken Explained

The Bush Chicken
Type:	Online Media Outlet
Format:	Website
Owners:	Common Sense Solutions, Inc.
Headquarters:	19th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia
Editor:	Jefferson Gblnzuh Krua, Alex Busingye

The Bush Chicken is an online Liberian newspaper that was founded to ensure more inclusive coverage of rural communities and to promote high quality and ethical journalism.^[1]

Founded in 2014 and launched on January 31, 2015, the outlet is published by Common Sense Solutions, Inc., which is co-owned by Jefferson Krua, Torli Krua, Francis Cordor, Alex Busingye, and Marius Bah.

From 2017-2019, The Bush Chicken won the most excellence awards given out by the Press Union of Liberia - more than any Liberian newspaper.^{[2] [3]}

History

The Bush Chicken was founded by Jefferson Krua, a civil engineer by training who spent the majority of his life in the U.S. after fleeing Liberia’s civil war at the age of five.^[4] Although Krua initially ran the news outlet from the U.S., he later moved to Liberia to oversee its growth, recruiting reporters in most of Liberia's 15 counties.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lessons learnt starting a media company in Liberia. 2015-11-24. How We Made It In Africa. en-US. 2019-11-17.
2. Web site: PUL Concludes 2017 World Press Freedom Day Celebrations/Dishes out several Prices on Awards Night.. www.pul.org.lr. 2019-11-17.
3. Web site: Press Union of Liberia Winner Celebrates Land Reporting. USAID Liberia. 2019-11-17.
4. Web site: A young Liberian refugee, educated in America, chooses to move back 'home'. Public Radio International. en. 2019-11-17.
5. Web site: Jefferson Krua. Accountability Lab. en-US. 2019-11-17.