Nikkia Jean-Charles

Machu Picchu, Peru (Nikkia Jean-Charles)

Multimedia Journalist

Emmy Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist | Global Reporting, Investigative Journalism, Documentary Production & Visual Storytelling 

Nikkia Jean-Charles is an Emmy Award-winning Haitian American multimedia journalist and graduate of Northeastern University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
Born and raised in Boston, as a manifestation of growing up in a diverse environment, Jean-Charles developed a passion for telling stories that amplify different cultures, communities and perspectives. Her reporting interests span global affairs, culture, health care, politics and social justice, with a particular passion for investigative and human-interest storytelling. She combines videography, photography, writing, graphic design and other visual mediums to create compelling, multidimensional stories.
Jean-Charles is a New England Emmy Award recipient and three-time New England Emmy Award nominee. Her international reporting includes producing and editing the Emmy Award-winning documentary “An Epidemic of Terror: Machismo’s Deadly Grip on Peru,” which examined femicide and violence against women and girls in Lima, Peru.
As a producer for WCVB-TV NewsCenter 5’s “CityLine,” she produced and edited broadcast and digital content and worked on the Emmy-nominated investigative story “Black, Brown, and Missing,” which contributed to the resolution of a 16-year-old murder cold case. Her experience also includes reporting and anchoring for NUTV News, covering Boston’s immigrant communities for The Scope, photojournalism for The Huntington News and co-anchoring live 2024 Election Night coverage in collaboration with PBS, NBCU Academy, iHeartRadio, NUTV News and SPJ New England.
Through multimedia storytelling, she hopes to continue producing journalism that informs audiences, amplifies underrepresented perspectives and creates meaningful impact.
When she is not reporting, Jean-Charles can be found watching documentaries, attending basketball games, listening to wellness podcasts or baking sweet treats for shelters.

Featured Articles and Documentaries

An Epidemic of Terror: Machismo’s deadly grip on Peru – Pulse of Peru

LIMA, Peru – As violence, corruption, and machismo culture annihilate the livelihood of Peruvian women and children, a vicious cycle transpires into an epidemic – feminicidio. Behind the chants of community organizers lies the drive for justice in efforts to fight against the government, which they say has normalized a system that upholds the abuse against women. 


“We call Peru a land of femicides and a land of aggressors,” said Antonio Marty, a Peruvian epidemiologist who was the first to co...
The Huntington News •

Families, students experience a night of illumination with Boston Lights’ biodiversity displays

Since Aug. 2, the Franklin Park Zoo has opened its doors to families, students and tourists to take pleasure in an annual immersive walkthrough of lantern displays and activities. This year’s showcase was made to highlight the significance of conserving the planet’s biodiversity. 
With interactive displays, family activities and plenty of Instagrammable moments, Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience, which runs through Nov. 3, offers an adventurous collection for all community members. Whether dan...
The Huntington News •

‘It feels more isolating’: Northeastern Black students and staff express concerns amid drop in Black first-year enrollment

Professor Régine Michelle Jean-Charles, director of the Africana Studies program and Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice, was attending a talk by the first Black female Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson when one of her students sent her an email containing a screenshot of The News’ article reporting a 35% enrollment drop of Black first-year students at Northeastern. 
“I anticipated that the decline would happen, but it’s always jarring when you see the numbers,” Jean-Charles...
The Scope •

Over 100 attend rally in solidarity with Haitian immigrant community

Over 100 Haitian community members and allies held a rally at The Embrace Memorial on the Boston Common on Sept. 24, declaring solidarity with Haitians across the country who have experienced an uptick in hate speech and violent threats since Former President Donald Trump and Ohio Senator JD Vance made dehumanizing statements about Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio. 
Despite the sobering context for the rally, there was an air of celebration: People waved Haitian and American flags,...
Storybench - Exploring data and digital storytelling •

“Useful, beautiful and innovative.” How the Washington Post’s Harry Stevens reaches high engagement on climate and environment reporting - Storybench

There’s a difference between reading about climate change and vividly seeing it in action. Last year, the Washington Post launched Climate Lab with Harry Stevens as the climate change, data analysis and graphics columnist. To make journalism more accessible and transparent, the column provides a visual and data-driven column about climate, environment and extreme weather.

Stevens has found engaging ways to change how climate news is reported. Before Climate Lab, he was part of the team working...