Tasneem Raja

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Tasneem Raja is the current editor-in-chief for The Oaklandside, a non-profit newsroom based in Oakland, California that is funded by Google News Initiative and the American Journalism project.

She has worked for Mother Jones, The Chicago Reader, NPR Code Switch, and co-founded The Tyler Loop.

Biography[]

The daughter of immigrants from India and Pakistan, Raja was born and raised in Greater Philadelphia.[1] Raja attended the University of California, Berkeley School of Journalism.[2] She was interactive editor at Mother Jones[3] and a features reporter at The Chicago Reader[4] before joining NPR at the Code Switch team in January 2015,[5] becoming senior digital editor.[6]

At NPR, Raja led the team developing the Code Switch podcast;[7] launched in May 2016, the podcast quickly drew praise[8][9] with Los Angeles Magazine saying, "NPR’s 'Code Switch' began as a popular blog, but its evolution into a podcast seems natural...it explores issues of race, culture, and politics in a personal way that flourishes in an audio format."[10] In 2017, Raja and her husband founded The Tyler Loop, a digital news site covering Tyler, Texas.[11]

Raja is noted for her accomplishments with technology in journalism. While news apps editor at The Bay Citizen, Raja's "team built a Bike Accident Tracker and a government salary database, among other things."[12] She's prominently written about diversity in computer science[13][14] as well as "brogrammer" culture in Silicon Valley.[15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ Raja, Tasneem (August 31, 2016). "What's So Funny About The Indian Accent? Episode 15". NPR. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ Marx, Damon (December 18, 2014). "NPR Hires Tasneem Raja As Senior Digital Editor of 'Code Switch'". FishbowlDC. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ Barr, Jeremy (December 18, 2014). "NPR hires Tasneem Raja from Mother Jones". Politico. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ Mullin, Benjamin (18 December 2014). "Tasneem Raja named senior digital editor at NPR". Poynter. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ Cision staff (29 December 2014). "Code Switch Nabs Tasneem Raja | Cision". Cision. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ Ellis, Justin (October 5, 2015). "Tasneem Raja on how NPR's Code Switch navigates the increasingly crowded race-and-culture beat". Neiman Lab. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ Ragusea, Adam (October 5, 2016). "NPR diversity VP steps in as interim Code Switch editor". Current. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ^ "5 Podcasts You Need to Hear to Get Through This Week". Wired. July 18, 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ Locker, Melissa (16 May 2016). "Small Town Horror provides radio scares while Code Switch gets its own podcast". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ^ Abarbanel, Aliza (20 July 2016). "5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Deep in the heart of Texas, The Tyler Loop, a digital news startup, is working toward sustainability". Lenfest Institute for Journalism. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  12. ^ Howard, Alexander (May 2, 2014). "Tasneem Raja urges newsrooms to adopt pair programming for better data journalism |". Tow Center. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  13. ^ Summers, Juana (January 16, 2014). "Can Schools Solve The Tech Industry's Pipeline Problem?". NPR. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  14. ^ Nene, Chhaya (16 July 2016). "NPR's Code Switch Senior Digital Editor Tasneem Raja on Becoming a South Asian American Journalist". India.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  15. ^ The Week staff (April 30, 2012). "Brogramming: The disturbing rise of frat culture in Silicon Valley". The Week. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  16. ^ Chang, Lulu (October 26, 2014). "Indiegogo Documentary 'Code' Asks Why Women Stopped Coding, & It's An Important Question". Bustle. Retrieved August 4, 2016.


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