Rina Chandran

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San Francisco, California, United States26 yrs 7 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Over 20 years of experience in journalism.
Expert in covering tech and AI topics.
Led teams in diverse global reporting initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned media professional with expertise in journalism and editorial leadership.

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JournalismEditorialEditingWritingEmerging MarketsBreaking NewsNews WritingBusiness JournalismSocial MediaStorytellingFeature ArticlesNewspapersOnline JournalismContent DevelopmentContent Management

About

I am a Deputy Editor at Rest of World, covering big tech and AI from San Francisco. Previously, I was the Southeast Asia editor at Rest of World. I've worked as an editor and reporter for more than 20 years at the Thomson Reuters Foundation/Context, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Reuters and The Hindu Business Line in Bangkok, Singapore, New York, Mumbai and Chennai.

Experience

Rest of world

2 roles

Deputy Editor

Promoted

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Editor - Southeast Asia

Mar 2024 – Dec 2024 · 9 mos

Thomson reuters foundation

3 roles

Acting Editor - Tech & Society

Mar 2022 – Jan 2023 · 10 mos

Filling in as maternity cover, led a team of reporters and freelancers from Argentina to Australia in covering tech & society, from crypto to internet shutdowns to content moderation to gig workers to data annotation.

Correspondent - tech & society

Jan 2016 – Mar 2024 · 8 yrs 2 mos

Correspondent

Jan 2016 – Mar 2022 · 6 yrs 2 mos

Covering humanitarian issues with a focus on land and property rights, and urban issues.

Bloomberg news

Editor

Jan 2012 – Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Singapore

Edited coverage of Southeast Asian economies. Helmed Benchmark, a digital product, for Asia.

Ft tilt

Asia Bureau Chief

Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · 1 yr · Singapore

Covered Southeast Asia and helmed Asia coverage.

Thomson reuters

Correspondent

Dec 2003 – Sep 2010 · 6 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Covered the stock market, company news and political and general news. Including consumer goods, retail, media and entertainment, automotive, aviation, microfinance and private equity.