Anup Kaphle

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Anup Kaphle is a Nepali journalist who is currently the editor-in-chief of Rest of World , an online publication that focuses on technology. [1] Kaphle has previously worked for The Atlantic , [2] The Washington Post , [3] Buzzfeed News [4] and has led The Kathmandu Post as editor-in-chief. [5]

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Early life and education

Kaphle grew up in the Nepali city of Pokhara. [6] He moved to the capital city of Kathmandu, where he interned at The Himalayan Times in 2003. [7] Later that year, Kaphle moved to the United States to pursue an undergraduate degree at Tusculum University in Tennessee. [8] After graduating in 2007 with a degree in English, Kaphle went on to attend the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. [9] He is also a graduate of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program in New York City. [10]

Career

During his time at Tusculum, Kaphle interned for Newsweek and Forbes.com. [10] After graduating from Columbia University, Kaphle worked for News21 in Arizona [11] before going to work as a digital media fellow at The Atlantic in 2008. [2] As a correspondent for The Atlantic, Kaphle reported from Afghanistan [12] and Nepal. [13]

In 2009, Kaphle left The Atlantic for The Washington Post, where he initially worked as an online producer. [14] After three years, in 2011, Kaphle was promoted digital foreign editor at the Post. [3] He remained in the position until April 2015. Kaphle then moved to London as deputy foreign editor at Buzzfeed News. [4]

In March 2018, Kaphle was named executive editor of the digital food and travel publication Roads & Kingdoms . [15] Kaphle left the publication in 2018 to move back to his home country of Nepal to lead The Kathmandu Post. [5]

Kaphle resigned in February 2020 to move back to the United States. [16] [17] He is currently executive editor of Rest of World, [1] a non-profit digital publication founded by Sophie Schmidt, [18] an entrepreneur and daughter of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Google.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About us". Rest of World. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. 1 2 Anup Kaphle. "Anup Kaphle". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. 1 2 "Anup Kaphle". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  4. 1 2 "Anup Kaphle". www.buzzfeed.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  5. 1 2 "Kathmandu Post names Anup Kaphle as its new Editor-in-Chief". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  6. ↑ "Tusculum alumnus' article appears in The Atlantic :: Tusculum University". TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY NEWS. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  7. ↑ "Meet This Guy From Pokhara Who Is Now A 'Senior World Editor' At BuzzFeed". THE GUNDRUK POST. 2015-04-23. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  8. ↑ "Tusculum alumnus' article appears in The Atlantic :: Tusculum University". TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY NEWS. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  9. 1 2 "Anup Kaphle". Pulitzer Center. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  10. 1 2 "BGIA Alumni/ae". bgia.bard.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys & Indians - News21 Project". news21.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  12. ↑ Kaphle, Anup (2009-09-03). "Policing Afghanistan". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  13. ↑ Kaphle, Habiba Nosheen, Anup (2011-11-30). "For Nepali Girls Abducted into Indian Brothels, Where is Home?". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. 1 2 "Résumé". Anup Kaphle – Digital Journalism, International News and Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  15. ↑ "Anup Kaphle, Author at Roads & Kingdoms". Roads & Kingdoms. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  16. ↑ Magazine, New Spolight. "Editor-in-Chief Anup Kaphle Resigns From The Kathmandu Post". SpotlightNepal. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  17. ↑ "Sanjeev Satgainya appointed new editor of The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  18. ↑ "A Google Scion Is Starting A New Publication With A Focus On International Tech Issues". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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