Anup Kaphle

Anup Kaphle is a Nepali journalist who is currently the editor-in-chief of Rest of World, an online publication that focuses on technology.[1] Kaphle has previously worked for The Atlantic,[2] The Washington Post,[3] Buzzfeed News[4] and has led The Kathmandu Post as editor-in-chief.[5]

Early life and education

Kaphle grew up in the Nepali city of Pokhara.[6] He moved to the capital city of Kathmandu, where he interned at The Himalayan Times in 2003.[7] Later that year, Kaphle moved to the United States to pursue an undergraduate degree at Tusculum University in Tennessee.[8] After graduating in 2007 with a degree in English, Kaphle went on to attend the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.[9] He is also a graduate of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program in New York City.[10]

Career

During his time at Tusculum, Kaphle interned for Newsweek and Forbes.com.[10] After graduating from Columbia University, Kaphle worked for News21 in Arizona[11] before going to work as a digital media fellow at The Atlantic in 2008.[2] As a correspondent for The Atlantic, Kaphle reported from Afghanistan[12] and Nepal.[13]

In 2009, Kaphle left The Atlantic for The Washington Post, where he initially worked as an online producer.[14] After three years, in 2011, Kaphle was promoted digital foreign editor at the Post.[3] He remained in the position until April 2015. Kaphle then moved to London as deputy foreign editor at Buzzfeed News.[4]

In March 2018, Kaphle was named executive editor of the digital food and travel publication Roads & Kingdoms.[15] Kaphle left the publication in 2018 to move back to his home country of Nepal to lead The Kathmandu Post.[5]

Kaphle resigned in February 2020 to move back to the United States.[16][17] He is currently executive editor of Rest of World,[1] a non-profit digital publication founded by Sophie Schmidt,[18] an entrepreneur and daughter of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Google.

Awards
  • Henry N. Taylor Award, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2008[9]
  • The Eugene Meyer Award, The Washington Post, 2012[14]

References
  1. "About us". Rest of World. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. Anup Kaphle. "Anup Kaphle". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. "Anup Kaphle". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  4. "Anup Kaphle". www.buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  5. "Kathmandu Post names Anup Kaphle as its new Editor-in-Chief". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  6. "Tusculum alumnus' article appears in The Atlantic :: Tusculum University". TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY NEWS. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  7. "Meet This Guy From Pokhara Who Is Now A 'Senior World Editor' At BuzzFeed". THE GUNDRUK POST. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  8. "Tusculum alumnus' article appears in The Atlantic :: Tusculum University". TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY NEWS. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  9. "Anup Kaphle". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  10. "BGIA Alumni/ae". bgia.bard.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  11. "Cowboys & Indians - News21 Project". news21.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  12. Kaphle, Anup (2009-09-03). "Policing Afghanistan". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  13. Kaphle, Habiba Nosheen, Anup (2011-11-30). "For Nepali Girls Abducted into Indian Brothels, Where is Home?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. "Résumé". Anup Kaphle – Digital Journalism, International News and Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  15. "Anup Kaphle, Author at Roads & Kingdoms". Roads & Kingdoms. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  16. Magazine, New Spolight. "Editor-in-Chief Anup Kaphle Resigns From The Kathmandu Post". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  17. "Sanjeev Satgainya appointed new editor of The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  18. "A Google Scion Is Starting A New Publication With A Focus On International Tech Issues". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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