- California Local News Editing Fellow at Long Beach Post, running coverage for Eat. See. Do. (lbpost.com/esd) - previously: NYT, Washington Post, BBC News, Newsweek, PRX The World…etc - Passionate about making our newsrooms look like the real worldhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3msiwqqeoas2uThis was a heavy episode (powerful, but heavy). A man who belonged to the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church was convicted of abusing girls within the church. He was never reported to law enforcement. Some of the tenets of the OALC might have been protecting a predator. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiwqqeoas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3msbo4t44vc2dTo be clear NYT Games: These are all things @alanismorissette.bsky.social did with her hand in the song “Hand in My Pocket”04 Aug 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbo4t44vc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3msbgfawdg22c🔊 Must-listen episode of @npr.org's Code Switch: "For me, what we call, 'authentic' within the workplace is usually the thing that makes someone different. And what makes them different makes them antagonistic to the institution bc institutions are not designed to change" https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5913708/work-does-not-deserve-your-full-self04 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbgfawdg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mrpo5nif4s2u🔊 The history of American comedy and its ability to hold a mirror to those in power https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throughline/id1451109634?i=100077862386728 Jul 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpo5nif4s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mrd37zviec2j🔊 The Trump administration & DOGE cut off funding to USAID, & claimed that no one had died as a result. This podcast episode (via @revealnews.org) highlights what kind of deadly impact this has actually had in South Sudan & Kenya https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paper-trail/id1896058335?i=1000778005261 (by @propublica.org)23 Jul 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd37zviec2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mr6jj4byz22fNew Haven State Street Metro North station21 Jul 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6jj4byz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mpboksomkc2tExcellent true crime storytelling talk at #aaja26: Justin Lum @fox10phoenix.bsky.social’s On the Record podcast, Shawn Wen executive producer from @bloomberg.com’s Foundering podcast, Grace Wong freelancer & senior director at @courttvlive.bsky.social & Aria Young @datelinenbc.bsky.social producer27 Jun 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpboksomkc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mp76zzwso22gA great #aaja26 session on Newsroom Race-Callers and prep for 2026 midterms with @sahilkapur.bsky.social @politico.com’s Jonathan Lai and @apnews.com’s Emily Swanson26 Jun 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp76zzwso22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3moy5qelols22Heading to Minneapolis for #AAJA26! I’m excited to meet talented journalists and media professionals… that is… if we ever leave. (So far this flight has been delayed for 2 hours.😭)23 Jun 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy5qelols22https://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mmyza47kvk2vYoung MC, Martina McBride and Morris Day were among those who said they would not perform at the series on the National Mall honoring the 250th anniversary of America. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/arts/music/freedom-concerts-young-mc-milli-vanilli.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mFA.-d26.T9Fgt0Gzluz-&smid=nytcore-ios-share29 May 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyza47kvk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mmxgjdq3d22rFollow live coverage of the Desi Olympics here: #nationalspellingbee [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmxgjdq3d22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3ml72jczvts24Wake up babe. Time to remember the Constitution. "To the extent that the Supreme Court claims broad authority to say what our Constitution means, it is in large part because we have given this authority to the justices through our indifference." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/opinion/callais-voting-rights-act-discrimination.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.Nim9.1F0fmlaROExy&smid=bs-share (by @jamellebouie.net)06 May 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml72jczvts24https://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mky2zdwcp22rWhy yes, there is a playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3UOD6PuNf1hNpA0ms6Kx2X?si=fJWkU9iwQuK9AY6MiS-09w&pi=rm7d7KfKRHGMv [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky2zdwcp22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mip2kkfun22uIt came after a NYT reader flagged similarities between the paper’s January review of Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea, written by author and journalist Alex Preston, and an August review of the same book written by Christobel Kent in the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/31/the-new-york-times-drops-freelance-journalist-who-used-ai-to-write-book-review04 Apr 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mip2kkfun22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mgs5sjrxh22rU.S. at Fault in February Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-missile-strike.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SVA.iJcF.JOOl3PBmB0pp&smid=nytcore-ios-share11 Mar 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs5sjrxh22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shefalikulkarni.bsky.social/post/3mfs6wann6c27Mayor Mamdani said he had brought up the student’s detention during a meeting with President Trump in Washington on Thursday. Just after 3 p.m., Mr. Mamdani said on social media that President Trump had informed him that the student would “be released imminently.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/nyregion/columbia-university-ice-student.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PFA.tsn3.VOF3Z3NO4NDK&smid=nytcore-ios-share26 Feb 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:tlstfk72bokpc25pmc3vjcoo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs6wann6c27