Agnee Ghosh

Agnee Ghosh

Agnee Ghosh

Class of 2025

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Agnee Ghosh is a graduate student in the business, multimedia, and data journalism track at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Before Berkeley, she worked as an independent journalist in India, covering the intersections of climate change, public health, and gender.

Her reporting has taken her deep into the Sundarbans’ mangroves, to silicosis-affected villages in South Bengal, and beyond. Through long-form features, profiles, and investigative stories, Agnee has uncovered how political power structures shape the lives of society’s most marginalized — from gig workers and ASHA health workers to tiger widows and COVID widows.

Agnee’s bylines have appeared in a wide range of prominent publications, including BBC Future, NPR, Undark, Logic Magazine, Women’s Media Center, Ms. Magazine, Atmos, Vice, South China Morning Post, The Globe and Mail, Whetstone Magazine, The National News, TRT World, AFAR, The New Humanitarian, and IndiaSpend, among others.

EDUCATION

  • Master of Journalism (M.J.) — University of California, Berkeley (August 2023 - May 2025)

EMPLOYERS

  • Audience Engagement Intern - Dow Jones News Fund
    India Currents
    June 2024 - August 2024

    Social Media Management: Spearheaded the strategic growth and daily operations of India Current's social media platforms (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook).

    • Instagram: Amplified impressions by 36% and boosted post reach by 52%
    • Twitter: Elevated impressions by 34% and increased engagement by 5%
    • LinkedIn: Drove a 94% surge in impressions and enhanced engagement by 60%
    • Facebook: Achieved a monumental 1,582% growth in page and post engagements, with link clicks skyrocketing by 2,117%

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2022 SAJA Scholarship from the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • Undark - In India, a Spark of Hope for Detecting a Chronic Lung Disease.

    Silicosis, a chronic lung disease with no cure, may now be diagnosed early with a new kit in India. I traveled to the silicosis-hit villages of Goaldaho and Minakhan in South Bengal to uncover how workers contract the disease, their struggles post-diagnosis, and their demands for better healthcare from the state government.

    https://undark.org/2023/08/16/in-india-a-spark-of-hope-for-detecting-a-chronic-lung-disease/

  • LOGIC MAGAZINE - If You Have an Enemy, Then Buy Them a Car: Gig Workers vs. Multinational Corporations in India

    Over four months, I interviewed gig workers from two Indian cities, uncovering alleged algorithmic wage discrimination by apps controlling their movements and wages. The story sheds light on union efforts to fight for gig workers' rights in a challenging, rights-limited landscape.

    https://logicmag.io/supa-dupa-skies/if-you-have-an-enemy-then-buy-them-a-car-gig-workers-vs-multinational/

  • THE NEW HUMANITARIAN - Concern grows in India over hunger deaths, food aid, and data gaps.

    Hunger deaths in India often go unacknowledged due to political corruption, despite the country having the highest percentage of child wasting (19.3%) globally, per the 2022 Global Hunger Index. I explored this issue firsthand in Bhula Bheda village, West Bengal.

    https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2022/12/19/India-hunger-starvation-data-malnutrition

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)

  • South Asian Journalist Association (SAJA)

  • Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)

REPORTING INTERESTS

Business, Data Journalism, Gender, Health, Labor Rights, Multimedia Reporting