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Archit, an investigative journalist, combines online sleuthing with traditional journalism skills. His interests include decolonization, critical discourse analysis, hydropolitics in the Midddle East and North African region, content analysis, survey research, and political misinformation.

Achievement Unlocked
Roundtable Paper Presentation, Decoding Systemic Racism in the Artifact ‘Slaves Build Capital and White House’ at the National Archives Museum
Sep 2024

Presented my Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) research paper at the 'Association for the Study of African American Life and History' annual conference.

Name A Newborn

During a short train journey, I met a newly-turned grandfather. We bonded so well; he asked me to share some unique names. I followed up, and to my delight, one of the names I suggested was selected. Click the link to find the name!

Education
Volunteer
Georgetown Pivot Program, Mentor
Jan 2024 – Feb 2024

Provide professional development to individuals with prior incarceration experience. The program collaborates with the DC Department of Employment Services.

Languages
English, Hindi, Gujarati
References
Dr Nader Hashemi, Director, Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Dr Marwa Daoudy, Seif Ghobash Chair in Arab Studies, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Professional Experience
Multiple Positions, Georgetown University
2023 – present | Washington DC, US
  • •Teaching/Research Assistant for Dr. Nader Hashemi's class 'Gaza: History, Politics, and Ethics' at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
  • •Researcher at The Bridge Initiative, a research project on Islamophobia.
  • •Tech and Public Policy Fellow at Beyond The Screen.
    • Growth Manager and Fact-Checking Editor, Zan Times
    Mar 2023 – Jun 2023 | Remote, Canada
  • •Enhanced newsroom capacity through fundrasing and implementing fact-checking procedures.
  • •Developed data-driven workflows, pursued new revenue streams, and trained staff on best practices.
    • Senior Fact-Checking Journalist, Alt News
    Nov 2019 – Feb 2023 | Ahmedabad, Remote, Kolkata, India

    Alt News is India's leading independent and fully crowdfudned fact-checking newsroom. In 2022, the PRIO said it is a contender for a prize aimed at tackling religious extremism & intolerance in India.

  • •Authored over 600 fact-check reports, including multiple exclusive investigative and long-form analyses using open-source research skills. My reports pulled over 6 million visitors to the Alt News website.
    • Reporter / Sub-Editor, The Hindu
    May 2018 – Oct 2019 | Vizag, India

    The Hindu is an English-language daily newspaper, in circulation since 1889.

  • •Authored over 100 reports and covered a wide range of civic issues from the Visakhapatnam bureau in Andhra Pradesh while establishing a niche in technology reporting.
    • Projects
    Open-Source Investigations, Researcher
    Apr 2022 – Feb 2023

    Group of Europe and India who worked on series on OSINT investigations from April 2022 to February 2023. Our work was recognised by award-winning investigative newsrooms like The Bellingcat and The Centre for Information Resistance.

    Recent Publications