By any means necessary, book your tickets to “Counting and Cracking,” a 3.5-hour-long play about Sri Lanka, Australia and the elusive search for home currently running at NYU’s Skirball Center and put on by the Public. It’s only playing till Sept. 22. I watched this epic show this past weekend and am on a mission […]
Author Archives: S. Mitra Kalita
S. Mitra Kalita is a veteran journalist, media executive, prolific commentator and author of two books. In 2020 she launched Epicenter-NYC, a newsletter to help New Yorkers get through the pandemic. Mitra has also recently co-founded a new media company called URL Media, a network of Black and Brown owned media organizations that share content, distribution, and revenues to increase their long-term sustainability. She’s on the board of the Philadelphia Inquirer and writes a weekly column for TIME Magazine and Charter. Mitra was most recently SVP at CNN Digital, overseeing the national news, breaking news, programming, opinion, and features teams.