Tasneem Raja

Tasneem Raja is a journalist and editor. She has worked for Mother Jones, The Chicago Reader and NPR Code Switch.

Raja attended the University of California Berkeley School of Journalism.[1] She was interactive editor at Mother Jones[2] and a features reporter at The Chicago Reader[3] before joining NPR at the Code Switch team in January 2015,[4] becoming senior digital editor.[5] At NPR, Raja led the team developing the Code Switch podcast;[6] launched in May 2016, the podcast quickly drew praise[7][8] 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."[9]

Raja has been particularly 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."[10] She's prominently written about diversity in computer science[11][12] as well as "brogrammer" culture in Silicon Valley.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Marx, Damon (December 18, 2014). "NPR Hires Tasneem Raja As Senior Digital Editor of 'Code Switch'". FishbowlDC. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Barr, Jeremy (December 18, 2014). "NPR hires Tasneem Raja from Mother Jones". Politico. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Mullin, Benjamin (18 December 2014). "Tasneem Raja named senior digital editor at NPR". Poynter. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Cision staff (29 December 2014). "Code Switch Nabs Tasneem Raja | Cision". Cision. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Ragusea, Adam (October 5, 2016). "NPR diversity VP steps in as interim Code Switch editor". Current. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "5 Podcasts You Need to Hear to Get Through This Week". Wired. July 18, 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Locker, Melissa (16 May 2016). "Small Town Horror provides radio scares while Code Switch gets its own podcast". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Abarbanel, Aliza (20 July 2016). "5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Howard, Alexander (May 2, 2014). "Tasneem Raja urges newsrooms to adopt pair programming for better data journalism |". Tow Center. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Summers, Juana (January 16, 2014). "Can Schools Solve The Tech Industry's Pipeline Problem?". NPR. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ The Week staff (April 30, 2012). "Brogramming: The disturbing rise of frat culture in Silicon Valley". The Week. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ 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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