Nandhini Srinivasan

Hi, I'm Nandhini, an investigative reporter from Chennai, India.

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A journalist with a lifelong commitment to preserving democracy and human rights, serving the public, and ensuring a well-informed electorate. Majored in investigative reporting at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, where I cover stories related to labor and economic inequality. Just coming off a gig as an Investigative Reporting Fellow with The Tributary, a local newsroom in Jacksonville, Florida. Previously, US Headline Correspondent with Reuters, covering American businesses and markets, and the U.S. health and pharmaceuticals sector.

Featured Work

‘They are literally stealing from us’: Miami drivers fed up with school bus camera programA joint investigation by The Tributary and the Miami Herald found that many motorists who did nothing wrong are receiving violation notices under a hastily approved bus-safety program in Miami-Dade.

Florida Rep. Vicki Lopez's Votes Benefited Her Son's EmployerAfter Florida Rep. Vicki Lopez of Miami supported school bus camera laws, BusPatrol—a leading vendor—hired her son and backed her campaigns.

"Occupation No More"

A collaborative project by 15 Columbia alumni with exclusive footage, photos, and soundbites from the Pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia University, as well as the most detailed timeline of events to date and an interactive map of where the events took place. Read here

Edward Waters University faces November NLRB trial over faculty union shutdownEdward Waters University will face an NLRB trial after it stopped bargaining with its faculty union, citing religious exemptions.

Jacksonville teacher wins license fight after Florida targeted her for flying Black Lives Matter flagAmy Donofrio defeated efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to strip her of her teaching license for flying a Black Lives Matter flag.

Why Workers With Disabilities Are Filing Complaints Against AmazonEmployees at the Staten Island warehouse allege discrimination and difficulties getting accommodations.

Workers at Manhattan Trader Joe’s Allege Grocer Violated Union RulesWorkers at the Lower East Side store have filed 15 charges alleging unfair practices before and after their failed organizing vote.

Teen girls seeing 'dramatic' rise in poor mental health - U.S. CDCNearly three in five high school girls reported feeling sad or hopeless in 2021, representing a 60% increase over the past decade, and fared worse than boys of the same age across nearly all measures of mental health, U.S. government data showed.

US fentanyl-related deaths more than tripled over five yearsThe rate of drug overdose deaths involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl more than tripled in the United States from 2016 through 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Wednesday.

WHO, Gates Foundation seek to reverse falling childhood vaccination ratesThe World Health Organization is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other not-for profit organizations and agencies to reverse a pandemic-driven decline in routine childhood vaccinations.

WHO 'moving rapidly' with Syria quake relief as sanctions are pausedThe World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was taking advantage of a temporary easing of sanctions against Syria designed to allow humanitarian aid to be more easily distributed in the war-torn country after deadly earthquakes.

U.S. FDA advisers back Perrigo birth control pill for over-the-counter useThe recommendation is paving the way for the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the US.

U.S. FDA approves Travere Therapeutics kidney disorder drugTravere Therapeutics said on Friday the U.S. health regulator has granted accelerated approval to its drug to treat a type of chronic kidney disease, IgAN, in adults with a high risk of advancing to kidney failure.

WHO says China may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID casesChina may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections as the country experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday, amid concerns about a lack of data from the country.

Moody's sees limited risks from banking crisis on US credit profileRatings agency Moody's said on Wednesday it expects risks to the sovereign credit profile of the United States to be limited from the recent turmoil in the country's banking sector unless the strains deepen.

S&P cuts Ghana's sovereign rating to 'selective default' on suspended debt paymentsGlobal Ratings agency S&P on Tuesday lowered the sovereign rating on Ghana to 'selective default' from CC, a day after the country announced it would suspend its debt payments.

UPDATE 1-S&P cuts Ukraine's foreign currency credit rating to 'CCC'Ratings agency S&P on Thursday lowered its rating on Ukraine's foreign currency long-term sovereign credit to "CCC" from "CCC+", citing concerns over a recently announced debt restructuring plan.

S&P, Moody's positive on Saudi Arabia's non-oil reformsS&P Global on Friday raised its sovereign rating on Saudi Arabia to "A/A-1", citing expected reform and diversification plans to boost development of the kingdom's non-oil sector and shift dependence away from oil.

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