Masuma Ahuja | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Masuma Ahuja

Masuma Ahuja is a social apps producer at CNN.

Journalism starts working for and with its communities

“Can we leave people with a sense of belonging? A sense of purpose or of wonder? A sense of agency even in the face of systemic problems?”

We’ll remember how interconnected our world is

“After a year of constantly relearning our vulnerabilities, as individuals and communities, I hope we all carry more empathy and more understanding of our shared humanity with us into 2021.”

Slower, quieter, more measured and thoughtful

“The high pitch of outrage, constant outrage, is exhausting and overwhelming — for our readers, for the citizens of our communities.”

Make foreign coverage less foreign

“There will always be a difference in how a story is framed, edited, and told by a journalist who gets to leave at the end of the day and one who is at home in the circumstances and community of the story.”

Every message is a push notification

“People are accustomed to exchanges on chat, so how do we have two-sided conversations with thousands or hundreds of thousands of users?”