Divya Murthy

Divya Murthy is an accomplished journalist and copywriter with a diverse background in audience engagement, multimedia storytelling, and social media strategy. Currently serving as a Newsletters Fellow at Yahoo since April 2024, Murthy previously worked at the Detroit Free Press, where significant achievements included boosting Instagram engagement metrics significantly and producing a Daily Briefing newsletter for 120,000 subscribers. Experience as a service and explanatory news reporter at THE CITY NY involved addressing community concerns and generating story ideas from reader feedback. Key contributions at The New York City News Service included a multimedia project on oral histories that garnered a College Media Association award. Divya has also held freelance reporting roles, copywriting positions at Freshworks and Lindblad Expeditions, and contributed to educational initiatives with School Ki Ghanti. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Engagement Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and a Bachelor's degree in Magazine Journalism from Syracuse University.