#SAJA25 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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CRAIG NEWMARK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AT CUNY, NYC
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9 - 10 AM |
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10 - 10.50 AM |
Breaking into the Industry
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Mihir Zaveri, SAJA Board Member & Reporter, NYT |
Niraj Chokshi, General assignment reporter, NYT Mallika Rao, Freelance journalist Bhumi Tharoor, Deputy Director, The Atlantic Talent Lab |
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11-11:50 AM |
Exploring cultures through food
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Aarti Virani, Writer & Editor |
Lavanya Ramanathan, Senior Editor, The Highlight Vox Tejal Rao, Restaurant critic & columnist, NYT Sara Khan, Award winning travel writer & SAJA award winner |
Tackling under-representation of AAPI stories – Presented by AAJA |
Snigdha Sur, Founder & CEO, The Juggernaut |
Lakshmi Gandhi, Freelance Reporter & Social Media Manager, NBC Asian American. Rachel Ramirez, Editorial Fellow, Grist |
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12- 12.50 PM |
Reporting on Politics of Immigration & Foreignness
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Pavni Mittal, Producer, PBS NewsHour |
Tanvi Misra, Staff Writer, CQ-Roll Call Hamed Aleaziz, Immigration reporter, Buzzfeed Deepti Hajela, Immigration reporter, AP Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter, Wall Street Journal |
All The Ways To Report On Sports – Presented by South Asians in Sports
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Sopan Deb , Basketball writer, New York Times |
Adi Joseph, Editorial Director, CBS Sports Priya Desai, Culture Reporter & Doc Filmmaker, Sports Illustrated Sheil Kapadia, NFL Reporter, The Athletic |
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12.50-1.45 PM |
LUNCH |
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1.50-2.40 PM |
International Reporting – Covering the Biggest Global Stories |
Siddhartha Mahanta, Features Editor, Insider |
Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Foreign Affairs Reporter, HuffPost Ishaan Tharoor, Foreign Affairs Reporter, WaPo Tania Rashid, Special Correspondent, PBS |
“Speed Dating” with Editors Get a quick mentorship from the top editors in American journalism. From career advice to pitching stories, come prepared for a 10min one-on-one chat. |
Peter Bhatia, Editor & VP, Detroit Free Press Sudeep Reddy, Politico Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy Bhumi Tharoor, The Atlantic Pia Sarkar, Associated Press Mitra Kalika CNN Chris Opfer, Bloomberg Law Vikas Bajaj, The New York Times Karen Mahabir, Head of Fact-Check, AP Meghna Rao, The Juggernaut |
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2.50 – 3.40 PM |
Podcasts: Storytelling With Audio |
Anushka Patil, Social Editor, NYT |
Sean Rameswaram: Host, Today Explained, Vox Madhulika Sikka: Executive Producer of Audio, WaPo Neena Pathak, Audio Producer, NYT |
“Speed Dating” with Editors Get a quick mentorship from the top editors in American journalism. From career advice to pitching stories, come prepared for a 10min one-on-one chat. |
Peter Bhatia, Editor & VP, Detroit Free Press Sudeep Reddy, Politico Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy Bhumi Tharoor, The Atlantic Pia Sarkar, Associated Press Mitra Kalika CNN Chris Opfer, Bloomberg Law Vikas Bajaj, The New York Times Karen Mahabir, AP Meghna Rao, The Juggernaut |
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3.40 - 4.10 PM |
TEA |
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4.10 – 4.50 PM |
Being heard in a newsroom
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Sameepa Shetty, Producer, CNBC |
Anup Kaphle, Editor, Kathmandu Post Swati Sharma, Managing Editor, The Atlantic |
Workshop: Learn How to Network |
Rakhee Mirchandani, Editorial Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Barron’s Group/ Dow Jones |
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All Day |
Resumé Critique |
Anusha Shrivastava, Director, Career Development & Alumni Relations, Columbia University Prabha Natarajan, Deputy Editor, WSJ Professional Products |