Pooja Salhotra

Pooja Salhotra is a skilled journalist with diverse reporting experience, currently serving as a General Assignment Reporter and East Texas Reporter for The Texas Tribune since August 2022. Previous experience includes an Education Desk Intern position at NPR and an internship at CNN's New York Bureau, where impactful stories covering topics like subway violence and climate action were pitched and reported. Salhotra also interned at Chalkbeat, contributing to stories about COVID-19's impact on students and investigative pieces on school segregation. An earlier role at The Buzz Magazines involved producing feature stories for a Houston publication, while prior internships at The Legal Aid Society focused on legal research and case support. The marketing background includes positions at PepsiCo, emphasizing sports marketing analytics. Pooja Salhotra holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Psychology from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts in Journalism from New York University.