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Chantal Da Silva | |
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Education | |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | NBC News |
Known for | Breaking news writing and editing |
Website | https://chantaldasilva.com/ |
Chantal Khan Da Silva is a freelance journalist currently working for NBC News, [1] who is a senior reporter and former chief correspondent to Newsweek. [2] She has appeared on news channels from the BBC and NBC networks. [3] Much of her news content is on immigration topics. [4] [5]
Da Silva grew up in a half Portuguese, half Pakistani household in Toronto, Canada. Both of her parents were immigrants. [6] She is the sister to Danielle Khan Da Silva, [7] founder of Photographers Without Borders. [8] [9] She is currently based out of London. [2] [10]
Da Silva has a B.A. in anthropology from McMaster University and an M.A. in journalism from Western University. [11]
Da Silva is best known for her news coverage of immigration and human rights. [12] She has been a staff journalist for multiple publications, including The Independent and CBC News. She has also written independently in many other publications, including The Guardian, [13] Forbes, [14] and CNN. [15] Her work has also appeared in the Dhaka Tribune due to their partnership with Newsweek. [16] [17] She once described the struggles of being a freelance journalist, summarizing that it is often hard to get your news stories about migration accepted and placed if you are not a staff journalist and migration is not a hot topic. [18]
Within Newsweek, she was appointed Senior Reporter in 2019, [19] [20] and later served as chief correspondent from 2020. [21] She joined NBC News as an editor in 2021. [22]
In 2019, she travelled to Honduras with UNICEF to investigate the fleeing due to violence. [23]
Her work has also been cited in print publications, such as the book The Political Voices of Generation Z. [24]
Some of her most impactful news stories have been reshared by other publications, notably a story of hers about Joe Rogan's remarks on COVID-19, which was linked from The Washington Post and the News Literacy Project. [25] [26] Her stories have also been linked from websites such as In the Public Interest [27] and POLITICO. [28]
She was one of the journalists who covered the detainment of Evan Gershkovich, as she published a popular story on in for NBC. [29] Another story of hers that received buzz in other outlets was on 'Mini AOC', an 8-year-old who was pictured impersonating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. [30]
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guideline for biographies. (June 2023) |
Chantal Da Silva | |
---|---|
Education | |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | NBC News |
Known for | Breaking news writing and editing |
Website | https://chantaldasilva.com/ |
Chantal Khan Da Silva is a freelance journalist currently working for NBC News, [1] who is a senior reporter and former chief correspondent to Newsweek. [2] She has appeared on news channels from the BBC and NBC networks. [3] Much of her news content is on immigration topics. [4] [5]
Da Silva grew up in a half Portuguese, half Pakistani household in Toronto, Canada. Both of her parents were immigrants. [6] She is the sister to Danielle Khan Da Silva, [7] founder of Photographers Without Borders. [8] [9] She is currently based out of London. [2] [10]
Da Silva has a B.A. in anthropology from McMaster University and an M.A. in journalism from Western University. [11]
Da Silva is best known for her news coverage of immigration and human rights. [12] She has been a staff journalist for multiple publications, including The Independent and CBC News. She has also written independently in many other publications, including The Guardian, [13] Forbes, [14] and CNN. [15] Her work has also appeared in the Dhaka Tribune due to their partnership with Newsweek. [16] [17] She once described the struggles of being a freelance journalist, summarizing that it is often hard to get your news stories about migration accepted and placed if you are not a staff journalist and migration is not a hot topic. [18]
Within Newsweek, she was appointed Senior Reporter in 2019, [19] [20] and later served as chief correspondent from 2020. [21] She joined NBC News as an editor in 2021. [22]
In 2019, she travelled to Honduras with UNICEF to investigate the fleeing due to violence. [23]
Her work has also been cited in print publications, such as the book The Political Voices of Generation Z. [24]
Some of her most impactful news stories have been reshared by other publications, notably a story of hers about Joe Rogan's remarks on COVID-19, which was linked from The Washington Post and the News Literacy Project. [25] [26] Her stories have also been linked from websites such as In the Public Interest [27] and POLITICO. [28]
She was one of the journalists who covered the detainment of Evan Gershkovich, as she published a popular story on in for NBC. [29] Another story of hers that received buzz in other outlets was on 'Mini AOC', an 8-year-old who was pictured impersonating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. [30]