Indian American journalist Neela Banerjee wins award

Q.  Which Indian American journalist won the Edgar A Poe award on 1st May, 2016.
- Published on 02 May 16

a. Neela Banerjee
b. Shobhaa De
c. Arundhati Roy
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Neela Banerjee
 
A graduate of Yale University, she also served as a Wall Street Journal correspondent and she and her colleagues were presented with the prestigious E.A Poe Award during the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.
  • Annual award by the White House Correspondents Association honours work of national or regional significance.
  • Washington based journalist Banerjee has joined Inside Climtate News and was a energy and environmental reporter for the LA Times Washington Bureau.
  • Award was shared by Terrence McCoy of the Washington Post who explored issue of high lead poisoning among African American children in Baltimore.
  • Misha Euceph, a Pakistani radio journalist from Rawalpindi was among 18 journalists selected for the WHCA annual scholarship
    Judges for journalism award included Indian American Indira Somani.

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