S. Mitra Kalita @mitrakalita Twitter profile | Pikagi

Pikagi

S. Mitra Kalita

@mitrakalita

30,109

Followers

4,993

Following

1,955

Media

28,240

Statuses

Journalist. I have worked everywhere. Aspiring Queen of Queens. Mama to 2 kids, 2 books, 1 mutt. Our community: . Our network:

Jackson Heights, Queens

https://t.co/Fij9WSw7Fc

Joined December 2008

Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.

Pinned Tweet

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 months

Help us identify the reasons South Asian Americans are at increased risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes & others. @OurHealthStudy launched a new virtual & community-based nationwide initiative to build the infrastructure. Please sign up and share

Tweet media one

1

11

22

Last Seen Profiles

@orthomeetings

@JoeyKoboldLiker

@prjscilla

@yrkbwsrs

@pengen_stw

@Yumiitsu_

@CAPAprogramme

@myfavpuppiez

@PatrickIngalls4

@PatrickHorvath

@Sofiiagaarciia

@gerson_neto

@jandakembangstw

@Jakub8632

@stwmaniax

@Omidvarcy

@flamethrower37

@payegahmojen

@Foxzie_RBLX

@VmaniakJ

@stw_pdg

@AileenRosasA

@ARCLouisiana

@GianJadeX

@NickNocturne8w8

@nodshot

@sma_yare

@docwinesnob

@peladodetenis

@Kitomy

@Kabu_rion

@Web3Ojc

@cheapdraw

@ToniHavok

@KeniaMorin6

@kuwonly2

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

The reason GenX is taking this most seriously is because we are the current caretakers. So we are worried sick about our germy kids AND our at-risk parents and all that stands in between the spread from one to the other ... is us. #coronavirus #paninigeneration

858

10K

60K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

5 years

Seeing the words “prepared” and “authentic” to describe @AOC , often with surprise that she’s made it so far. This is the superpower of women of color: to prep more than everyone else, read the room, yet stay true to yourself because the alternative ain’t worth it. Just guessing.

Tweet media one

543

2K

12K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

1 year

The kindest thing you can do for someone right now is cancel a meeting.

18

2K

8K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Some news: I’ve decided to leave CNN Digital shortly after the election. After two decades in newsrooms, I’m creating my own path and launching a series of community media ventures. As always in my career, diversity is core to these efforts. I'll share details in coming days. 1/X

297

303

6K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 years

. @melissamccarthy as @seanspicer cruising down 58th St. #SNL

85

2K

5K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

I am thinking how we said call your doctor. But not everyone has one. … how we said socially distance. But not everyone has the space. …how we said book vaccines online. But not everyone is on the internet. …how I spent $100 on at-home tests yesterday. So we enter Year 3.

32

715

4K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

To be desi right now is to have feeds teetering between America: vaccines available for all, extra doses here there everywhere, selfies of joy and reunions ... AND India: friends and family begging for beds and oxygen and prayers, hoping they live to dose 1 or 2.

58

888

4K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

. @AOC at #JacksonHeights farmers market Sunday before elections. Stopped, sought us out and talked to my 8yo about open streets and keeping 34th Ave open.

Tweet media one

27

79

3K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

''Chitthi'' according to @Quora - “colloquial word widely used in Tamilnadu to call mother's younger sister or paternal uncle's wife.” You’re welcome. #DemocraticConvention

23

197

2K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Striking image in the Raleigh @newsobserver of 1,619 @UNC alumni supporting @nhannahjones

Tweet media one

11

355

2K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

5 years

I think many journalists, especially of color, are struggling with the limits of our profession. But think of the newsroom without you. What stories would not get done? What headlines would not be tweaked? What angles go uncovered? Stay. Speak. Challenge. You make a difference.

31

352

2K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Imagine if we chronicled the pain of, say, 15% of the U.S. population missing home, holidays and family for literal decades as much as all these think pieces on skipping this one Thanksgiving. Ask an immigrant.

14

239

1K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

My mother-in-law transitioned tonight. Her support literally propelled my life and career. My stoic husband held her hand till the end. Our bereft girls cling to the style, Punjabi moves, love of Bollywood, Friendly's and New England she leaves them. We are so sad but so lucky.

177

8

1K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

5 years

My fave moment of #WHCD19 was @AprilDRyan taking, rather, owning, the stage at @CNN brunch.

44

69

1K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 years

That moment @ThomasSanders asks if your 12yo nominated, you bless democratizing power of internet #ShortyAwards

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

3

47

1K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Everything I learned in journalism, I learned by eavesdropping on veteran reporters nearby. That's hard in a pandemic so I just offered our @epicenter_nyc interns the chance to join me (silently) on reporting interviews via phone or Zoom. Passing along the idea.

22

136

1K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 years

Oprah speaks for journalists. For women. For POC. For the underclass. For the forgotten. For truth. This is a speech. A needed one. #GoldenGlobes

Tweet media one

34

250

984

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

We introduce ourselves at a pivotal time in U.S. and global history. We don’t want the next 4 years to look like the last 4--or 400.

Tweet card media

News + Editorial

Breaking Barriers: Our multi-platform network creates scale without sacrifice, connects audiences to relevant news & information, and enables more.

91

258

1K

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

1 year

@vauhinivara Is this where I can say: Pulitzer finalists, they parent just like us…

1

5

978

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 years

The Kansas murder of an Indian engineer is front-page news here.

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

43

855

856

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

...as a GenX woman (of color, which matters because my Indian family is opposite of social distancing), this is not a matter of Netflix recs or needing to “balance” better. Amid uncertainty, basic decisions feel weighty and like my life and world depend on them. So ya I see you.

16

37

869

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

There were warnings of variants in January. February. March. They can’t say they didn’t know. By my former colleague @DevjyotGhoshal

27

406

804

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

With high-profile media departures, I'm bracing for the (highly paid) recruiter emails asking for names. They'll seek: "a wide array of backgrounds" "suggestions from your networks" "a diverse pool of candidates" I dutifully offer my binders. None hired. Repeat. #DoBetterNow

10

130

826

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 years

When I saw an Indian on tv as a kid, I'd scream for my parents to come before it was over. It ain't over #Emmys

Tweet media one

9

124

779

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Thrilled, humbled and eager to share what I can on digital, diversity and cultural transformation for this newsroom filled with such talent and journalists I admire -- and in a city my family truly loves

Tweet card media

Kalita of CNN Digital to join Philadelphia Inquirer board of directors

She previously worked for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Quartz, Newsday, and the Associated Press.

www.inquirer.com

65

61

813

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

This is what your feed looks like if you are Indian. An ongoing thread.

13

267

777

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

And I don’t want to minimize the stress of other generations or make this competitive. Gen Z grew up in post-9/11 world and now deal with major social and educational loss. Millennials, besides being caregivers too, might be hurting as gigs in a gig economy dry up. But ...

9

38

674

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

1 year

@theferocity I guffawed at white savior in our theater too.

2

0

674

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 years

On CNN, Charles Barkley tells Democrats what they owe black voters: Get off your ass and make life better for black people and people who are poor.

18

217

632

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Twitter tells me as you add me to your diversity lists. Thanks for that. I would also love to be on lists of powerful people, best media innovators, the 44 under 44, greatest moms, Lizzo fans, culture vultures, suburbia experts... Just to diversify your options.

21

45

654

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I've been thinking a lot that if Tony Bourdain and Jonathan Gold were alive, we would be hearing so much more about restaurants, immigrant entrepreneurs and small businesses reeling right now.

70

63

627

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Some news: I’m working w/ “Black and Brown community media to create a content-sharing and revenue-generating network...amplify their stories, both via each other and social platforms, and syndicate them to mainstream media outlets.”

Tweet card media

Nieman Foundation announces the 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 12 innovative media professionals for focused project work as 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellows.

nieman.harvard.edu

70

66

632

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

6 years

Some news, as they say.

@MeredithA

Meredith Artley

6 years

Congrats @mitrakalita on her promotion to SVP of Programming, National News and Opinion for CNN Digital! So grateful for her passion and expertise around stories, audiences and team-building. Fortunate to have her as a right hand and gut check on so many things.

10

15

210

74

20

594

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Thrilled that my column on work and all things related debuts in @time this morning. It's a collab with @Charterworks . I take on that phrase we keep hearing from hiring managers: "The ideal candidate is ... a woman of color."

Tweet card media

A Woman of Color Cannot Save Your Workplace Culture

Some managers view hiring as the solution to their 'diversity problem,' which is a problem they created by not hiring inclusively to begin with

25

178

576

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

Oh goodness. I just got out of the car and my phone blew up. Thank you, all. Thank you to the @ona staff, board and membership for teaching me up.

@ONA

Online News Association

2 years

The @ONA board has granted the 2022 Impact Award to @mitrakalita . The award recognizes a trailblazing individual whose work in digital journalism and dedication to innovation exhibits a substantial impact on the industry. Learn more about Mitra and #OJA22 :

36

22

177

92

27

584

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

I just read a first-person magazine piece by someone and I know the whole thing is a lie and I am bursting.

@BrandyZadrozny

Brandy Zadrozny

@BrandyZadrozny

3 years

You would think I would be used to it by now, but I am constantly shocked at how often and easily people just lie. About big things! That can be easily found out!

99

190

3K

20

11

577

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

5 years

Some news, as they say.

@CNNPR

CNN Communications

5 years

Congratulations to Johnita Due and @mitrakalita , honored by @Cablefax as 2019’s Most Powerful Women:

Tweet media one

4

14

84

69

18

568

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

6 years

White newsrooms, they don’t get the job done

Tweet card media

Newsroom employees are less diverse than U.S. workers overall

They are more likely to be white and male than U.S. workers overall, though younger newsroom employees are more diverse than their older colleagues.

www.pewresearch.org

161

219

497

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I called my parents this week to inform them. My father -whose immigrant and stroke journey I have shared here -took the phone and said haltingly, carefully, “Sometimes … you have to take the risk.” He would know. On the shoulders of such giants, we stand…and march onward. END

51

13

519

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

I was on a pretty important call in the kitchen and 9yo hands me this and I mouth “ABSOLUTELY NOT” with a look on my face I hope she will always remember.

Tweet media one

18

12

526

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

How on earth did I used to go into Manhattan EVERY DAY?

23

16

506

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

5 years

“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James Baldwin

4

102

472

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Shoutout to the South Asian journalists in US newsrooms who sounded the alarm on the #IndiaCovid19 story early in news meetings and brainstorms. I see you and your fingerprints all over the work. Hoping your colleagues and boss send you all the praise—and promotions.

3

64

484

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I firmly believe it is possible to balance being a journalist with being a good citizen, neighbor and uplifter of our communities. The time feels now to create a media ecosystem of outlets rooted in that same belief, centering Black and Brown voices. 4/x

10

41

474

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

She had just received the first dose of the vaccine a week ago.

30

136

460

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

These 25 cities have imposed curfews. I have never seen anything like this in America.

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

67

246

454

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

Speechless. So many have been there for me — and continue to be. Thank you. More soon.

@NewsLeaders

News Leaders Association

2 years

Join NLA in congratulating S. Mitra Kalita, @mitrakalita , 2022 News Leader of the Year Award Winner and Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity Leadership Award Winner, Norberto Santana Jr., @NorbertoSantana on their achievements!!! For more details:

Tweet media one

2

14

36

77

25

446

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Oh my, all these editors' notes acknowledging years of racism and neglect on issues of diversity in the newsroom and coverage. I should applaud it and I want to ... but I just keep thinking of who was passed over for their jobs, current and on the way up, and how to undo damage.

7

82

429

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

@ask_aubry Promo logo for White Lotus, season 3.

3

5

434

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I usually wait till I am done with a book to tell you how deeply it spoke to me. But 78 pages into Caste, I’m ready to lobby to make it a part of both US history and global history curricula. It bridges so so so much. Thank you @Isabelwilkerson .

Tweet media one

34

35

424

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Our entire week of dinner conversation: “My gym teacher is subbing for EVERYTHING.” “We had a sub for science but she told us she didn’t know science so she was just gonna teach us origami.” “The basketball coach was called in for abc class and xyz too.”

7

41

421

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

5 years

We don’t often focus on #KamalaHarris ’ Indian roots. Her late mother’s name is Shyamala Gopalan and she quotes her: “You may be the first to do many things. Make sure you’re not the last.” #HarrisTownHall

Tweet media one

18

80

398

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

11 months

A flurry of announcements this morning in the local news and philanthropy space. And we have some of our own: @url_media has been awarded $1 million from @knightfdn to invest in our advertising and revenue generation and to grow our partners.

Tweet card media

URL Media Secures $1M as it Continues to Center Communities of Color Amid a Volatile Political...

The $1M Grant is made possible by Knight Foundation

urlmedia.stck.me

42

55

405

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 months

Just won an award named after my shero. Thank you, @NYNewswomen , for this honor and to my editor @cariromm and @charterworks and @TIME for supporting DEI coverage at a time it’s being rolled back everywhere else.

Tweet media one

41

26

396

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Floyd Cardoz is an Indian-American institution. His Tabla was nothing short of a revolution -- not just our food but our people. It launched the year I graduated college. There are no coincidences. Floyd was among desis redefining the food, media, biz, arts, culture of NYC... ctd

Tweet media one

15

96

376

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

6 months

I dreamed of being the first female EIC of the LAT, lured out with that promise and ambition. That this is how it finally happens - interim, after crushing layoffs and uncertainty - should not take away from Terry Tang smashing a 142-yr-old glass ceiling.

Tweet card media

Terry Tang Named Interim Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times Executive Chairman Patrick Soon-Shiong has named Terry Tang, who currently serves as editor of the editorial page, the interim executive editor of The Times.

www.latimes.com

13

55

398

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

This is really a “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams” moment for me.

@url_media

URL Media

3 years

URL Media is so honored to be among those @archewellza announced support for today. We thank Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for their generosity and commitment to our storytelling.

27

129

577

38

41

379

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

This @Reuters photo. Having been part of many Indian death rites, I’m struck by absence of family and friends everywhere, which defines our country and its people. Indians say you leave life same way you entered. But the bereaved are rarely alone. This is not supposed to be.

Tweet media one

9

70

376

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Remember him this way, perhaps.

7

107

351

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

This just in on @cnn . Chris Cuomo fired.

85

68

340

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

I met a guy at an art thing two years ago and he told me he was a big deal and I have been following him for a while now and he's really not. I had to give it time to tweet this.

20

8

363

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

1 year

Put aside all propriety and be sure to clap, cheer and whistle thru #Pathaan . You'll be alone at first, then everyone joins. Promise. Thank you, Queens theater-goers, for making it feel like we were back at Saket PVR. Bigger thanks to @iamsrk for making us des pardes whole.

1

120

354

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

This is the best account I have read of how it went down by the indefatigable @sarahdwire

Tweet card media

I’m in a roomful of people 'panicked that I might inadvertently give away their location'

I was working at the Capitol when the Trump D.C. riots hit.

www.latimes.com

5

141

354

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

My thoughts with @brianstelter and @ReliableSources team. Stelter and RS were prolly closest thing to a CNN ombudsman there was. Were there blind spots? Sure. But I found them receptive to listening/fixing/including. The loss of a platform for many of us.

Tweet card media

CNN is ending ‘Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter’ | CNN Business

CNN’s “Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter” is coming to an end.

188

39

354

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Industry, we are losing the good ones. Hold all the emergency meetings to retain the ones left. Maybe it’s deputies, admin assts, leaves, columns, podcasts, fellowships, sabbaticals, job swaps, coaching, special projects. Try. Give them the same things white men get paid for.

3

71

353

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

6 years

Omg x 2. #SNLPremiere

Tweet media one

3

29

327

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Get your vaccine. If you qualify. Help others get their vaccine. Repeat.

@moneyries

Brian Ries

3 years

I got the vaccine last week. 💉 I hesitated tweeting at the time because, honestly, I felt guilty. But I qualified for the shot and we need shots in arms so I offered mine. No side effects, incredibly efficient. Most surreal thing was the emptiness of the place. Ghost town.

Tweet media one

11

13

179

17

75

340

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I express my gratitude for a great 5yrs at CNN, the place I have worked longest to date (and I’ve worked everywhere!) I learned so much about breaking news, managing teams, pivoting organizations, the sheer heroics it takes to produce TV and the power of a trusted brand. 2/X

2

5

338

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

I had an ectopic, lost the baby, needed 2 weeks off. @WSJ was amazing (Robert Thomson sent flowers basically saying “take whatever you need”). I was open (hard to hide) and felt so supported. Even better, women flocked to discuss TTC/miscarriage. Kid would’ve been 10 next month.

@laurenwilliams

Lauren Williams

@laurenwilliams

3 years

An effect of our failure to normalize talking about this: When I had a devastating miscarriage I didn't take significant time off of work. Not bc I couldn't (Vox Media has a liberal PTO policy and v. empathetic leadership), but bc it never even occurred to me that I deserved it.

7

45

355

6

10

343

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 years

That's it. I am wearing colorful, patterned tights to work in solidarity. (Colleagues: How is this day different from any other?)

2

16

325

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Danny Pearl’s son is not just voting today but translating in NYC for Spanish-speaking voters. H/t @sajahq

@amanpour

Christiane Amanpour

4 years

18 years ago our colleague Danny Pearl of the @WSJ was brutally murdered, beheaded, by Al-Qaeda. Now Adam, 18, the son Danny would never meet, votes along with his mum Mariane, in his first ever presidential election.

114

1K

8K

2

67

334

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

This is #OmarJimenez . He's my colleague but more importantly he is YOUR eyes and ears on stories

CNN Profiles - Omar Jimenez - Correspondent | CNN

Omar Jimenez is an Emmy award-winning CNN Correspondent based in New York.

6

58

329

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

And we continue to need your journalism. Stay strong, @RanaAyyub

@RanaAyyub

Rana Ayyub

3 years

I shall continue to do my journalism.

Tweet media one

4

2K

12K

14

50

303

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

The rank-and-file know who their leader is; the opposite is not always true. My column on JZ’s management style through the morning show he produced daily for a TINY audience: CNN's staff. In @TIME and @charterworks

Tweet card media

RIP, Jeff Zucker's Masterful Morning Show

A week ago, Jeff Zucker, CNN’s president and someone I worked with for 4 ½ years, resigned after admitting to a relationship with his top...

66

73

313

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

My parents have been vaccinated in East Harlem. Supremely efficient and understanding crew here.

10

2

314

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

5 years

Our cafeteria served Assam chicken yesterday and colleagues were so excited to let me know. I didn’t have the heart to tell them it’s a Malaysian dish (it is, right?).

Tweet media one

5

65

308

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

Happy #Diwali from the @WhiteHouse and hundreds of desis who gathered tonight. Special thanks to #Assam fashion designer Momita Lohit Sharma and tailor S. Rahaman. How special to wear a piece of my home to the people’s house.

Tweet media one

16

15

312

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

It's true: the communication part of marriage is hardest. We both separately, unknown to the other, ordered pizza for dinner. Delivery guys showed up 5 minutes apart with my Indo-Pak and his grandma pie.

23

1

305

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

Her newsroom called her to cover the shooting that claimed her life, hours earlier. RIP to this talent and @cnn intern.

8

86

302

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Good morning, world!

Tweet card media

Meet TIME’s First-Ever Kid of the Year

Meet TIME's first-ever Kid of the Year: a 15-year-old scientist and inventor who uses technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to cyberbullying.

5

36

299

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Was on a Zoom call and my husband barges in, makes lots of noise and I give him a nasty look and and wave. He drops this off (methi parantha, tomato, dhokla) and says, “The flower is edible!” #MarryWell

Tweet media one

18

4

301

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

There is no magic. I happen to hit reply to the many many JOC who email me because white managers did not respond to a pitch or application. So my "network" is a direct outcome of your failure to expand yours.

2

31

296

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Departure thread: I insisted on no awkward Webex sendoff but scores of beautiful people did it anyway with backdrops of Bollywood posters, Latin dance and more. So loved. So speechless. I read them part of an awards submission I wrote for our team recently. The beat goes on...

Tweet media one

20

3

296

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

This remarkable woman, mother of journalist @Indira_L , just died of #Covid_19 . Thinking of all she conquered in life, to live. RIP.

2

78

283

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

1 year

If it feels like everyone in your feeds is a Washington Post superstar summer intern, I am here to tell you it’s ok if you didn’t get selected. Just get any internship where you can write/shoot/produce/DO a lot and you are gonna be all good. Also stay in touch with your editors.

3

41

292

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

One year ago, I announced this BIG MOVE. I hate when startups are 5 minutes old and share all the things they've allegedly mastered so I won't. I WILL marvel at the last year as amazingly rewarding, redeeming and rejuvenating. A quick recap in this thread and ways to support us!

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Some news: I’ve decided to leave CNN Digital shortly after the election. After two decades in newsrooms, I’m creating my own path and launching a series of community media ventures. As always in my career, diversity is core to these efforts. I'll share details in coming days. 1/X

297

303

6K

20

20

291

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

Key challenge to gig: Mostly white leadership team hires someone to solve their racism problem. As one diversity chief found, "The trouble is that they don’t actually want me to do my job." Idea: hire a white guy for that job and diversify the other 3?

@Sulliview

Margaret Sullivan

4 years

This a great and important gig, just posted. Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion — @washingtonpost is seeking (a fourth ME) who, working closely with senior editors and our entire staff, will endeavor to ensure that those...

12

114

193

12

75

283

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I envision my next chapter being equal parts creating and *collaborating* with existing outlets to set a more authentic, inclusive news/info agenda. Regardless of when there’s a vaccine, if the economy improves, who wins the next four years... we have so much work ahead. 5/x

2

11

278

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

Big get this morning from @url_media . @AnitaHill weighs in on the types of changes a Ketanji Brown Jackson represents on #SCOTUS (and makes parallel comparison to Meghan Markle and remaking institutions that were once inaccessible to Black women)

20

79

261

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Now that NYC journalists can book vaccine appointments, we about to get a wave of “this system sucks” stories. Just imagine what it’s like if you don’t have time, a device, internet connectivity or Twitter.

11

24

278

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

My beloved uncle, 86, died peacefully today in Guwahati. I called just as my cousin arrived to pay respects to her father. She’s immunocompromised so touched his feet, stayed 15 minutes, skipped rites. I can’t get her wailing out of my mind. Mourning during #COVID19 is heartbreak

52

3

276

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I told teams this AM I am so proud: of stories, sharper headlines and images, live coverage pioneered, nuance and context we provide. Proud of building one of the most diverse teams in the biz. They will keep speaking up and pushing for what’s right 3/x

Tweet card media

The arc of news and audience

"There's been a reckoning in digital media, and hopefully, a recognition that the very thing we once decried as commodity journalism is also necessary journalism. Like milk and coffee and electrici...

www.niemanlab.org

2

3

270

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

We need a vaccine site that fast-tracks restaurant workers, taxi drivers and hotel staff, preferably on a Monday or Tuesday. If yesterday was tough to secure appointments, today is a shitshow of overbookings, confusion, lives devalued. That’s putting in politely and OBJECTIVELY.

10

44

267

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

7 months

Some great news this morning as @url_media secures $500k from first grants under @macfound commitment to local news.

Tweet card media

URL Media secures $500K from MacArthur Foundation to expand network’s editorial capacity and...

URL Media secured a one-year $500,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to provide URL the resources to expand its editorial capacity and support the formation of URL’s...

23

33

273

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

2 years

Yesterday my 10yo tested positive. Initially she cried, then bounded into my office where I had been quarantining and beamed and belted: “WE CAN BE TOGETHER.” I had planned to watch Loot and bask in quiet but we switched to The Sleepover and laughed. To be so loved is amazing.

13

2

273

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Hearing from so many women after my @BrianLehrer segment picking up on my point: We are not covering the vaccines efficacy AND side effects on or for women enough. Examples: - J&J's latest - False + on mammograms after a vaccine - Irregular periods post vaccine

15

76

273

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

I wrote an ode to Sima Auntie, and umm, Aparna too. Brb, going to mute my mentions.

23

42

256

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

4 years

My father said take the risk. The women in my life, on the other hand: 8yo: “My mom quit her job so she don’t have to work anymore.” 16yo: “Does this mean you can make political statements now?” MIL: “When are we are off your AT&T phone plan?” And my mom ftw on the Facebook

Tweet media one

20

6

265

@mitrakalita

S. Mitra Kalita

3 years

Woke up thinking about long stories on newsrooms that want diversity as a part of the change but don’t quote or seemingly involve people of color in that strategy.

6

31

263