Pooja Salhotra

Pooja Salhotra is an accomplished journalist currently serving as a Reporting Fellow at The New York Times since June 2025, focusing on the National Desk. Previously, Pooja worked as a General Assignment Reporter and East Texas Reporter for The Texas Tribune from August 2022 to April 2025. Pooja's earlier experience includes an internship at NPR on the Education Desk, a role at CNN New York Bureau where news stories affecting the northeastern U.S. were pitched and reported, and a summer internship at Civic News Company, which involved impactful reporting on the NYC public school system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early career highlights include contributing as an Editorial Assistant and Staff Writer at The Buzz Magazines, and supporting the criminal defense unit at The Legal Aid Society of NYC as an Investigator Intern. Pooja's background in marketing at PepsiCo, combined with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Psychology from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts in Journalism from New York University, underscores a versatile and strong foundation in both investigative reporting and analytical thinking.