Sharma joins the outlet’s new executive editor, Danielle Kwateng
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Teen Vogue announced Monday that NowThis’ Versha Sharma will be the magazine’s new editor in chief beginning May 24.
“I am incredibly excited and grateful for this awesome opportunity. Thank you to everyone who helped get me here!” Sharma tweeted on Monday. Sharma has served in senior editorial roles at NowThis since 2014, including stints as managing editor and senior correspondent. She also covered the 2012 election for MSNBC.com before joining Vocativ as senior editor and reporter.
“Versha is a natural leader with a global perspective and deep understanding of local trends and issues from politics and activism to culture and fashion– and their importance to our audience,” Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer at Condé Nast, said in a Monday statement.
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U.S. And India Saw Startling Declines In Freedom Over Last Decade, Report Finds
Fewer than 20% of people around the world live in “fully free” countries, according to Freedom House.
ByVersha Sharma
Published on 3/8/2021 at 10:27 AM
Pro-democracy protesters wave the U.S. flag during a flash mob rally inside a shopping mall in Sha Tin district in Hong Kong on October 13, 2019. | Getty Images
Pro-democracy protesters wave the U.S. flag during a flash mob rally inside a shopping mall in Sha Tin district in Hong Kong on October 13, 2019. | Getty Images
The world’s two biggest democracies, the U.S. and India, both saw significant declines in freedom in 2020, according to a new report from nonprofit, pro-democracy organization Freedom House.
Biden Condemns Russia, Sends Clear Message To Putin: “Crimea Is Ukraine”
On the seventh anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, President Joe Biden put out a forceful statement defending Ukraine’s sovereignty.
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Published on 2/26/2021 at 4:42 PM
Peace activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin U.S. President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of Berlin landmark the Brandenburg Gate on January 29, 2021, in an action to call for more progress in nuclear disarmament. | Getty Images
Peace activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin U.S. President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of Berlin landmark the Brandenburg Gate on January 29, 2021, in an action to call for more progress in nuclear disarmament. | Getty Images
Centenary College s free virtual convocation features interview with NowThis, Daily Show media Shreveport Times UP NEXT
A free virtual convocation on Thursday, February 4, will give participants the chance to sit in on a wide-ranging conversation between two Centenary alumni working in the fast-paced national media arena.
Versha Sharma (class of 2008, senior correspondent at NowThis) interviews Josh Johnson (class of 2012, a writer for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) in this event organized by Centenary’s Convocations Committee and supported by the Attaway Professorships in Civic Culture.
The conversation between Sharma and Johnson will be available via Zoom webinar beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4. Following the conversation, Sharma will join Jeanne Hamming, professor of English at Centenary, for a live Q&A. The webinar is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required at centenary.edu/alumniconversation.
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