Investigative Journalist
Job Experience
2020 - Present
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Investigative and Data Reporter
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Led the writing of an international investigation into migrant seafood worker protections – The Associated Press, Washington Post and dozens of outlets published our story.
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Led reporting in national investigations of public housing evictions and COVID-19 eviction bans. The New York Times and hundreds of outlets published our stories.
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Retrieved, organized and analyzed data from the Library of Congress for a national investigation into white-owned newspapers that promoted lynchings.
2019 - 2020
CNN
Assistant Producer
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Pitched, produced, edited & published 160 videos for the homepage team, yielding over 24 million views to CNN.com.
2016 - 2018
Stanford University and
Johns Hopkins University
Field Interviewer
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Led over 50 long-form interviews with rural renters and public housing tenants to help poverty & inequality scholars write research and policy reports on economic stability programs.
Skills
Data visualization: Flourish, Datawrapper and Adobe Illustrator
Data analysis: R Studio, Google Sheets and Excel
Audience engagement: SEO, Chartbeat and Adobe Analytics
Photos: DSLR cameras and Adobe Lightroom
Languages: Bengali (fluent) and Spanish (intermediate)
Other Experience
Asian American Journalists Association: Investigative fellow, 2021
Capital News Service: Maryland statehouse reporter, 2021
The Telegraph, India: Visiting reporter, 2018
NPR San Bernardino: Radio volunteer, 2018
Brookings Institution: Research intern, 2017
Education
University of Maryland: Master's degree in journalism. Receiving the program's top merit-based scholarship. Will graduate in May 2022
Johns Hopkins University: Bachelor's degree in sociology and social policy. Concentrated on racial and socioeconomic disparities in Baltimore