About Vignesh @VigneshR
Vignesh Ramachandran is a digital news editor for the PBS NewsHour. Ramachandran is also co-founder of Red, White and Brown Media, focused on building media representation and sharing South Asian American stories. Previously, he was at ProPublica, the Stanford Computational Journalism Lab and NBC News Digital.
Vignesh’s Recent Stories
World Nov 05
Millions depend on private messaging apps to keep in touch. They’re ripe with misinformationAnd while social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have come under intense scrutiny for hosting misinformation, private messaging services like Telegram, South Korea’s Kakao, the China-based WeChat and the largest--WhatsApp--have been more difficult to monitor because they host private,…
Nation Sep 16
Post-9/11 surveillance has left a generation of Muslim Americans in a shadow of distrust and fearNational security programs and their reach went through significant changes in the period that followed 9/11.
Nation Sep 14
WATCH: How American Muslims have been represented in popular culture post-9/11At the 20th anniversary of 9/11, American Muslims are considering what the last two decades have meant for them and their communities.
Nation Jul 08
Why ransomware attacks are on the rise — and what can be done to stop themAs a slew of disruptive ransomware attacks have rattled the U.S., here’s what you should know as debate over cybersecurity and how to fight ransomware continues.
Politics Jul 01
5 takeaways from the Trump Organization indictment on tax crimesThe indictment alleges a “scheme to defraud” tax authorities at the federal, state and city level in New York through tax evasion that occured since at least 2005.
Nation Jun 21
How the Sikh community’s experiences with hate crimes shows why data collection is so importantNewly passed federal legislation advocates for better hate crime reporting and collection, but the government’s track record with data is spotty.
Nation Jun 10
COVID-19 changed public transportation. Here’s how.As more Americans get vaccinated and many start returning to workplaces, transit agencies see this transition to a post-pandemic society as an opportunity to fundamentally change how public transit works.
Economy May 13
Why there are gas shortages and what it means for you at the pumpA cyberattack left one of the country’s largest pipelines stalled, driving Americans into a panic to buy gasoline.
Economy Apr 19
Asian-owned businesses say they’re reeling from hate and violence, operating in fearAsian American businesses are dealing with the spate of hate crimes, adding to the pandemic’s already difficult economic crisis.
Nation Apr 13
Asian Americans are the fastest growing group in the U.S., report findsFast-growing Asian American population set to change business and politics in the U.S.