Barkha Dutt joins The Washington Post as Contributor, Global Opinions

It can be recalled that in February 2015, Senior Journalist, Barkha Dutt stepped down from her role as Group Editor at NDTV. And since then, she moved to the role of Consulting Editor and started her own venture The Print with fellow journalist Shekhar Gupta.

In a recent development, Barkha Dutt has joined famous American media giant The Washington Post as Contributor, Global Opinions. She tweeted saying, “Happy to share official announcement from @washingtonpost about me joining them as a Contributor for Global Opinions”.

Welcoming her, Deputy Editorial Page Editor Jackson Diehl and Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah wrote on their page-

“The Washington Post is pleased to announce the addition of award-winning journalist Barkha Dutt to the Global Opinions section as a contributing columnist.”

Ms. Dutt is a New Delhi-based author, columnist, reporter and presenter with NDTV India. She is the host of the popular television talk shows “We the People,” and the Emmy-nominated “The Buck Stops Here.” The Association for International Broadcasting recognized her as the International TV Personality of the Year in 2012, calling her “a reporter of considerable stretch and depth, still passionate and fearless in bringing the issues closer to her viewers.” She has twice appeared on the World Economic Forum’s list of 100 Global Leaders of Tomorrow, and serves on the Global Council of the Asia Society. She completed her Master’s degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in New York.

The Global Opinions section is part of The Post’s wider effort to increase its international presence by expanding its offerings of quality journalism, commentary, and video projects from and about other parts of the world. Since its launch in the spring, more than a dozen columnists from around the world have joined Global Opinions as contributors, and we look forward to adding more.”