Somini Sengupta
International Climate Correspondent, The New York Times
Bio:
2021 WMC Exceptional Journalism Award Honoree
Somini Sengupta is currently the international climate correspondent for The New York Times. She has reported from a Himalayan glacier, a Congo River ferry, the streets of Baghdad and Mumbai and many places in between. She has covered 10 conflicts, from Sri Lanka to Syria, and is the recipient of a George Polk Award for foreign correspondence. Her first book, The End of Karma: Hope and Fury among India's Young, was published by W.W. Norton in 2016.
WMC Live
June 03, 2016 | Somini Sengupta, Dani Mari, Elizabeth Sweet |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #170: Somini Sengupta, Dani Mari, Elizabeth Sweet. (Original Airdate 6/4/2016)
Robin on Brazil's gang rape, "Ogle Day" in Texas, and Donald Trump's mental health. Guests: Dani Mari on Female Frequency's first record; Elizabeth Sweet exposes new sexism in toys; NYT reporter Somini Sengupta's book on India's youthful population.
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