Hi I’m Diba — a culture reporter, writer, and audio producer. I recently received my Master of Arts from Columbia Journalism School, where I specialized in Arts & Culture and was awarded Best M.A. Thesis.

Previously, I worked on NPR’s digital team, writing top-performing stories across beats such as politics, technology, business, and more. I also have extensive experience in podcast production via a variety of major shows including Code Switch, TED Radio Hour, and How I Built This.

I am based in New York City.