Niharika Raina

A committed journalist who’s driven to cover diverse stories in the realm of cricket reporting, with work published in both India and Australia.

Capable of effectively communicating with empathy and clarity, and skilled at navigating through different work scenarios.

Skilled in exploring compelling narratives through ever-evolving storytelling techniques in a fast-paced environment.

• Participated in a five-day experiential Sports Journalism Workshop, facilitated by CircleofSport.Com in April 2020.
• Attended WINS India virtual Podcasting course in August 2020
• Participated in AIPS Remote Reporting Course ahead of Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
• Participated in 'Best Practice for Radio and Podcast Production' course by WINS. Did an original story which was aired on ABC Radio in September 2021.
• Attended mobile journalism course by WINS virtually in January 2022 and in-person workshop at Chennai in March 2022.
• Selected for a two-month ABC Sport online mentorship programme from March to May 2023, and got a women's cricket story published.
• Attended a short-term online sports journalism course organised by Manav Rachna International University in July 2023.
• Earned a certificate in Sports Commentary course by WINS from March to May 2024.

• Earned third place in Young Reporters Writing category in Asia Rankings of 2023 AIPS Sport Media Awards for exploring a story around Rishabh Pant's nutritional recovery. The story also made it to global top 15 shortlist.
• Story link: https://www.dtnext.in/news/sports/de-bloat-powder-home-cooked-food-at-the-centre-of-pants-nutrition-powered-recovery-732044?infinitescroll=1

• 2021 - Provided guidance to a young lady named Muskaan Kashyap in fundraising INR 1,15,000 fees for completing her BA Economics degree in January and February.
• 2020 - Managed “Helping Sumit” fundraiser, Sept-Dec. Raised funds worth INR 4,65, 500 for my friend Sumit’s B. Tech CSE course fees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• 2020 - Newsroom team member at Mobile Journalism Asia Conference, June 25-27. Collaborated with the main team in Singapore. Attended online sessions, created social media quotes, compiled newsletter bullet points, and wrote stories
• 2019 - Student Newsroom Editor at Talk Journalism summit from September 20-22. Managed a team of student reporters from different media schools. Tasks involved assigning sessions to team members for reporting, editing, and publishing them, followed by providing feedback.
• 2018 - Talk Journalism summit’s digital newsroom reporter from August 10-12. Mentored by Rituparna Chatterjee, Harini Calamur, and Kunal Majumder. Coverage included text stories, social media posts, video interviews, and photos.
• 2018 - Conducted freelance cricket interviews for cricxtasy.com and lastwordoncricket.com. Contributed to The Bridge for Asian Games 2018 by doing stories on shooting, squash, equestrian, and athletics.