Early-career journalist with experience supporting national news across broadcast, digital, social and video platforms. Skilled in fact-checking, video editing and programming, digital publishing and deadline-driven production. Experienced collaborating with producers and on-air talent to develop accurate journalism from research through publication.
Ankit Bandyopadhyay
(256)-694-1005 | anbando9@gmail.com
CNN News Associate - Atlanta, GA (January 2026 - present)
Fact-check 60+ broadcast and digital pieces, verifying scripts, quotes, and source material while working with correspondents, producers, Standards and Legal to resolve questions and corrections under deadline.
Research and verify primary-source documents for national news coverage, including compiling public statements and source material related to the Epstein files for CNN editorial teams.
Rotate across CNN FactCheck, All Access, Off Platforms and CNN10, supporting research, verification, video programming, digital production and audience-facing coverage across multiple newsroom workflows.
Select, program and publish 10–15 videos per week for CNN All Access, and coordinating livestreams with editorial and homepage teams. Optimized TikTok tagging and analytics for CNN's digital platforms.
Pitch, write and edit weekly social video content for CNN10 while writing package scripts for daily show production.
Syracuse.com Reporting Fellow - Syracuse, NY (January - December 2025)
Reported and wrote 2–3 stories per week across transportation, infrastructure, local government and lifestyle beats, developing stories through interviews, field reporting, and deadline writing.
News Intern for Charleston City Paper - Charleston, SC (May - June 2025)
Pitched, researched and reported news and feature stories on politics, tourism and community issues, including a front-page story examining Charleston residents' views of the Trump administration.
CBS 42 Digital/News Intern - Birmingham, AL (January - April 2023)
Wrote quick-turn digital stories and supported multimedia journalists with research, story development and production of live news packages in a local broadcast newsroom.
Master of Arts (Magazine News and Digital Journalism) (2024 - Dec. 2025) Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (GPA: 4.0)
Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies - Broadcasting), Magna Cum Laude University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Graduated April 2024 (GPA 3.9)
Editorial: AP Style, copy editing, fact-checking, headline writing, breaking-news verification, interviewing, digital publishing, video programming, audience strategy, social media production, SEO
Platforms & Tools: Stellar CMS, Adobe Premiere Pro, Chartbeat, Airtable, Frame.io, Figma, iNews, Slack, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office