Zuha Siddiqui
Education
- New York University, M.A. Journalism & Near Eastern Studies, 2019
- Lahore University of Management, BSc. Political Science, May 2017
Awards
- Winner — The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) 2025 award for Outstanding International Reporting for Rest of World’s Riders in the Smog
- Winner — The Society of Publishers in Asia 2025 award for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment for Rest of World’s Riders in the Smog
- Finalist — Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award, 2023
- Winner — The European Journalism Centre’s 2023 Climate Journalism Award (Emerging Talent) for The Sinking Cities Project
- Winner — The Society of Publishers in Asia 2022 award for excellence in technology reporting for Rest of World’s The Global Gig Workers project
- Shortlist — Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award, 2021
Courses Taught
- Capstone 1
- Rhetoric and Communication
- New Media and Journalism
- Journalism and the American Novel
- Writing Cities
- Media and Migration
Biography
Zuha Siddiqui is an award-winning journalist with over six years of experience covering technology, climate, and human rights, with a focus on Pakistan. Her work bridges the gap between archival research, data-gathering, and immersive field reporting.
Zuha has contributed to major publications including Rest of World, The New Humanitarian, VICE, Slate, BuzzFeed News, and Foreign Policy, and has gained recognition for her impactful journalism in both local and international contexts.
Most recently, Zuha was a Labor x Tech fellow at global nonprofit Rest of World, reporting on the intersection of labor and technology in South Asia.
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