Radhika Marya is a journalist who is currently Senior Editor for Culture and Trending at CNN Digital. Radhika’s previous workplaces include Fortune, which she initially joined via a cross-brand Time Inc. news desk, as well as DNAinfo New York, Breaking News (a startup under NBC News), Mashable and more. While at Fortune, Radhika built and edited its online entertainment section (and did a fair bit of writing), in addition to helping edit other topics and leading projects as needed. She is a graduate of Rutgers University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
When she’s not caught up in news, she’s usually knitting, reading, binging TV shows, baking and checking out as many concerts as she can. Scroll down to see a few photos and examples of her writing.
Writing
CNN
Ever ‘shipped’ anyone? You can thank ‘The X-Files’ for that
‘Interview with the Vampire’ has an undying legacy. Look inside its TV rebirth
It’s beginning to look a lot like holiday music season. Here’s why we love those songs
Hollywood keeps retelling 'Dune.' Why this latest adaptation may be the one that takes off
FORTUNE
Entertainment
Jeff Daniels on playing James Comey and the need to take the 2020 election 'seriously'
Inside 'Unorthodox': How the Netflix series lined up its cast and costume design
Smaller music venues face 'the great unknown' before live shows can resume at full capacity
How HBO’s 'Perry Mason' brought its vintage, yet fresh look together
'The Old Guard' director Gina Prince-Bythewood on adapting a comic book story and 'keeping it real'
Christian Slater on retelling the Betty Broderick story in the new season of 'Dirty John'
Inside 'On the Record' and the sexual assault accusations against Russell Simmons
Show Swapping Is TV’s New Star (Magazine Story)
Other
How yarn stores are adapting to and preparing for social distancing
How two businesses are bouncing back from California’s most destructive wildfire
DNAINFO NEW YORK
Breaking News
66-Year-Old Woman Shot Dead by Police After Swinging Bat at Officer: NYPD
Police Catch Trump Tower Climber Who Scaled Building Using Suction Cups
Entertainment Pieces
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Filming ‘Jessica Jones’ in New York City
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Filming ‘The Knick’ On Location in NYC
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Shooting ‘The Americans’ in New York City
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Filming ‘Boardwalk Empire’ in NYC
MTV
Mazzy Star, The Replacements, ‘N Sync: 2013 Was The Year The Music Stayed Alive
NBC NEWS
‘It’s not a BlackBerry, but it’s helping me for now’: Cellphones are now essentials for the poor
MASHABLE
Saudi Women Ready To Defy Driving Ban, Fueled by Social Media