Monica
Sarkar

I have more than 14 years of experience working for the world’s biggest digital news organisations. I am one of few women newsroom leaders of South Asian origin in the UK, and the renowned Poynter Institute wrote about my thoughtful style of leadership here.

I have extensive experience in editing and commissioning content, leading homepage strategy and audience growth. A staunch advocate for inclusion, I have also led highly engaging editorial projects that have reflected underrepresented topics and voices.

Outside of the newsroom, I have drafted a fiction novel exploring the Indian diaspora experience in Britain that has been shortlisted for various accolades.

I am born and raised in London to parents from Kolkata, India, and I embrace the intersection between these two cultures.

EXAMPLE WORK:

I have produced a wealth of stories, including:

CNN: Why does Bollywood use the offensive practice of brownface in movies?

CNN: The backlash against Meghan and Stormzy shows that Britain is in denial about racism

CNN: Faith, fury and fear: The story behind one of history’s greatest mass migrations

The Guardian: Feminism for goddesses: does goddess worship empower girls?

BBC: How football is changing lives of Indian slum girls