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Refugees Deeply is an independent journalism and community platform dedicated to greater clarity and more informed public engagement on refugees and migration around the world.
Through a mix of investigative reporting and storytelling from our team of journalists, data-driven insights and commentary from experts, as well as online and offline community interactions, we explore asylum and immigration policies, attitudes towards migrants, social and economic integration and other critical topics.
By building an engaged community and connecting practitioners who are addressing the opportunities and challenges of a world in which more people are on the move, Refugees Deeply provides a forum for learning, knowledge sharing and problem-solving. Our readers and partners include leaders from the private sector, government, civil society, and academia and research.
Tania Karas, Managing Editor
Tania Karas is managing editor of Refugees Deeply. She has reported on refugees and global migration from the US, Turkey, Lebanon, Greece and elsewhere in Europe. She was a 2015-16 Fulbright Fellow in Greece covering the country’s refugee crisis at the time of its financial crisis. Previously, she was a reporter for the New York Law Journal, a small daily newspaper, where she covered New York courts and immigration. She has degrees in journalism and political science from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Charlotte Alfred, Editor-at-Large
Charlotte Alfred is managing editor of Refugees Deeply. Previously, she was a reporter for the Huffington Post, focused on Africa and the Middle East. She has worked on several documentaries for PBS Frontline, including Egypt in Crisis. Formerly, she was English editor at Ma’an News Agency based in the West Bank. She has a master’s degree in Middle East Policy Studies from the University of Exeter.
Daniel Howden, Editor-at-Large
Daniel Howden is a senior editor at News Deeply, working on Refugees Deeply. A contributor to The Guardian, he was formerly a correspondent with The Economist in East Africa. He has reported from more than 50 countries and had worked as the Africa Correspondent and Deputy Foreign Editor for The Independent. He began his career in journalism at Reuters in Athens, Greece.
Preethi Nallu, Editor-at-Large
Preethi Nallu is a print and multimedia journalist from Hyderabad, India and the founding editor of Refugees Deeply. Born in Iran, raised in India, she has reported on global displacement in a variety of contexts, from ethnic minority refugees of Myanmar to the protracted Palestinian refugee crisis and more recently, the Mediterranean crossings. She has worked for mainstream media outlets and global think tanks and led multimedia campaigns for the UN and humanitarian agencies. Preethi is trained in Indian classical dance and enjoys adopting Labrador retrievers.
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Lara is an award-winning journalist, strategist and entrepreneur. She spent five years in the Middle East reporting via
television, radio and digital platforms for ABC News, Bloomberg Television, the International Herald Tribune, Business
Insider and Monocle magazine. Her 2009 coverage of Iran’s election protests and the Arab Awakening of 2011 garnered industry
praise. Lara is a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, with a degree in government. Lara enjoys a strong yoga practice,
reading poetry and cooking vegetarian meals.
Daniel Beaulieu
Chief Content Officer
Dan is responsible for content strategy and operations on all News Deeply platforms. He previously led the World Economic
Forum’s Knowledge Lab, the incubation arm of the Global Agenda Councils Network. He was a founding editor of the award-winning
national newspaper of the United Arab Emirates, the National, and an editor at both the Middle East and Asia headquarters
of Agence France-Presse. As a regional correspondent, he took on multiple assignments in Iraq, the Gaza Strip, the West
Bank, Jerusalem, Thailand and Hong Kong. Dan also worked as a journalist for Reuters in Tokyo and the South China Morning
Post in Hong Kong. He holds a master’s in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Samir Sheth
Chief Business Officer
Samir is responsible for business growth, strategy and operations at News Deeply. He brings with him experiences ranging
from a stint as a consultant at McKinsey, to leadership positions at Sony Music and Bertelsmann, to investing in consumer
and media start-ups. He holds a degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to being
a passionate consumer of News Deeply content and an overall news and policy junkie, Samir enjoys playing and composing
music, design and architecture, and working with his wife on a social enterprise focused on maternal health in the developing
world.
Matt Unger
Chief Product Officer
Matt is the Chief Product officer of News Deeply, where he oversees digital product strategy as well as community development
initiatives. Matt has decades of experience building useful and usable digital products for B2B, mobile application development,
media, and retail organizations. As the Chief Digital Officer of K2 Intelligence, an investigative consultancy, he led
the development of an innovative data analytics practice as well as software tools for case management, information gathering,
and data visualization. At Gerson Lehrman Group, he led software initiatives to help recruit, manage, and scale the global
expert network at the heart of GLG’s business. Prior to his work at GLG, he held leadership and creative technology roles
at media and publishing companies like Conde Nast, iVillage, Zagat Survey, and Time Inc. He graduated from Tufts University.
When he’s not at News Deeply’s New York office, he’s probably on a bicycle.
Arindam Biswas
Development Operations
Arindam is a backend developer, startup mentor and serial entrepreneur. He’s also a founder at CollectiveZen, an award-winning
technology services and solutions provider with clients in India and North America. He bootstrapped his first startup in
2000 and went on to merge operations with Mixercast, where his roles included product design and management. His passions
include the convergence of commoditized infrastructure, multi-gestural interfaces, the emerging ubiquity of the mobile
Internet and location-based services. His daily pursuit of happiness ends with a smile when he makes a difference in the
lives of the next generation.
Kim Bode
Manager, Community and Product Operations
Kim Bode is the manager of community and product operations at News Deeply, working at the intersection of community and product.
Prior to joining News Deeply, she graduated from New York University’s Studio 20 program, which focuses on
innovation in journalism, completing a research project with Facebook’s Journalism Partnerships team. Born and raised in
Berlin, she came to New York in 2011 as Wall Street correspondent for the Financial Times Deutschland and NZZ am Sonntag,
and later also reported for Die Zeit. When she manages to get offline, Kim enjoys a steady yoga practice and contemplating
where to travel to next.
Arpiné Grigoryan
Director of Operations
Arpine Grigoryan is a new media professional, project manager and trainer with 15+ years of experience. Arpine is the Director
of Operations at News Deeply and is the head of the Yerevan office. Arpine is actively engaged in co-organizing popular
TEDx events in Armenia and the biggest Armenian tech conference BarCamp Yerevan for the past 6 years. Prior to joining
News Deeply, Arpine acted as the Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications at PanARMENIAN.Net – the first Armenian online
media platform. For the past decade, Arpine has led workshops and training sessions for various organizations and provided
communication and marketing support for several local startups. Arpine received her Master’s degree in Management Information
Systems from the State Engineering University of Armenia and has studied Information Security and Computer Science for
her Bachelor’s. Her free time Arpine likes to spend reading and sewing. She has established the “Sewing Club in Armenia”
with a few thousand members online.
Laura Mandel
Director, Partnerships & Business Development
Laura is responsible for sales and business development at News Deeply. Prior to joining the team, she worked in syndication
and licensing for The New York Times, as well as in fundraising for a social justice philanthropy. She graduated summa
cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in History and French and is passionate about human rights,
women's rights and foreign languages. Currently based in New York, Laura has lived and worked in both Paris and Jerusalem.
JC Medina
Senior Product Manager
JC is a product manager and digital producer responsible for shipping dozens of software projects since 2001. Prior to joining
News Deeply, he was a senior manager at LookSmart Ltd., leading strategic initiatives in adtech, ecommerce, and social
media marketing platforms. Before he moved to New York, JC managed the corporate development and mentoring program of G2VC,
a venture capital firm based in Manila, Philippines. With years of entrepreneurial and corporate experience, JC has advised
a handful of startups on product strategy and customer acquisition. A passionate runner, JC has completed multiple half
and full marathons in the past eight years.
Ali Moore
Chief Copy Editor
Ali Moore is the chief copy editor for News Deeply. She has an extensive catalog of experience, spanning a full range of
roles, from commissioning editor to project manager, and working with a number of high-profile organizations, including
Microsoft, the Consumers’ Association, Reader’s Digest, Time Magazine, the Glasgow Herald, McGraw-Hill, Bertelsmann, Bloomsbury
and the Institute of Education, as well as being an occasional seller of vintage clothing. When not at her desk or running
a busy household, she enjoys Glasgow’s vibrant music scene.
Tania Karas
Managing Editor, Refugees Deeply
Tania Karas is managing editor of Refugees Deeply. She has reported on refugees and global migration from the US, Turkey,
Lebanon, Greece and elsewhere in Europe. She was a 2015-16 Fulbright Fellow in Greece covering the country’s refugee crisis
at the time of its financial crisis. Previously, she was a reporter for the New York Law Journal, a small daily newspaper,
where she covered New York courts and immigration. She has degrees in journalism and political science from Northwestern
University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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