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Education | |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | NBC News |
Known for | Breaking news writing and editing |
Website | https://chantaldasilva.com/ |
Chantal Khan Da Silva is a freelance journalist currently working for NBC News,[1] who is a senior reporter and former chief correspondent to Newsweek.[2] She has appeared on news channels from the BBC and NBC networks.[3] Much of her news content is on immigration topics.[4][5]
Personal life
Da Silva grew up in a half Portuguese, half Pakistani household in Toronto, Canada. Both of her parents were immigrants.[6] She is the sister to Danielle Khan Da Silva,[7] founder of Photographers Without Borders.[8][9] She is currently based out of London.[2][10]
Da Silva has a B.A. in anthropology from McMaster University and an M.A. in journalism from Western University.[11]
Career
Da Silva is best known for her news coverage of immigration and human rights.[12] She has been a staff journalist for multiple publications, including The Independent and CBC News. She has also written independently in many other publications, including The Guardian,[13] Forbes,[14] and CNN.[15] Her work has also appeared in the Dhaka Tribune due to their partnership with Newsweek.[16][17] She once described the struggles of being a freelance journalist, summarizing that it is often hard to get your news stories about migration accepted and placed if you are not a staff journalist and migration is not a hot topic.[18]
Within Newsweek, she was appointed Senior Reporter in 2019,[19][20] and later served as chief correspondent from 2020.[21] She joined NBC News as an editor in 2021.[22]
In 2019, she travelled to Honduras with UNICEF to investigate the fleeing due to violence.[23]
Her work has also been cited in print publications, such as the book The Political Voices of Generation Z.[24]
Some of her most impactful news stories have been reshared by other publications, notably a story of hers about Joe Rogan's remarks on COVID-19, which was linked from The Washington Post and the News Literacy Project.[25][26] Her stories have also been linked from websites such as In the Public Interest[27] and POLITICO.[28]
She was one of the journalists who covered the detainment of Evan Gershkovich, as she published a popular story on in for NBC.[29] Another story of hers that received buzz in other outlets was on 'Mini AOC', an 8 year old who was pictured impersonating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[30]
References
- ^ "The Next Normal: Civil Liberties and Health". School of Public Health (SPH). Boston University. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ a b "About". Chantal Da Silva. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Listen". Chantal Da Silva. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "CGRS in the News". Center for Gender and Refugee Studies. UC College of the Law, San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Da Silva, Chantal (September 25, 2019). "Trump Administration Has Doubled Private Prison Spending With Most Money Spent on Detaining Immigrants". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-05-06 – via Justice Strategies.
- ^ Khan Da Silva, Chantal (2021-09-10). "Opinion: How I lost my name after 9/11 – and why I'm taking it back". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Da Silva, Danielle (May 21, 2020). "Finding the Truth with Chantal Da Silva" – via Facebook.
- ^ "Our Team". Photographers Without Borders. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Khan Da Silva, Danielle. "Storytelling for Change: Finding The Truth with Chantal Da Silva". Photographers Without Borders. Retrieved 2023-04-16 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Seeking the Truth in Stories, From Journalist Chantal Da Silva". Photographers Without Borders. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "MAJ students' work published on theglobeandmail.com". Faculty of Information & Media Studies. Western University. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "JOURNALIST CHANTAL DA SILVA ON UNCOVERING THE TRUTH IN STORYTELLING". Photographers Without Borders. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Chantal Da Silva". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Chantal Da Silva". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Da Silva, Chantal. "'Beginner's Guide to America' and 5 other works that illuminate the US immigrant experience". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "All Articles by Chantal Da Silva". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Da Silva, Chantal (2019-09-24). "I tried to give up plastic for a month – and it was harder than I thought". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Collinson, Wendy (2021-07-19). "EJN Event Report & Video: Migration is back - are the media up to reporting the story?". Ethical Journalism Network. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Barnett, Dale. "In the News: WWD Korea, NYLON and THE OUTNET". Fashion and Beauty Monitor. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Wilson, Amy (4 Oct 2019). "Newsweek International names Chantal Da Silva as senior reporter". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Strutt, Andrew (20 Jan 2022). "Chantal Da Silva promoted at Newsweek International". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Ahmed, Mariam (2021-12-17). "Silva joins NBC News as breaking news editor". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Arias, Gabriela (Sep 9, 2019). "UNICEF Is Helping Build a Better Future in Honduras". UNICEF USA. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ Rice, Laurie; Moffett, Kenneth (2021). The Political Voices of Generation Z. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003168898. ISBN 9781003168898.
- ^ Strauss, Valerie (Feb 6, 2022). "Perspective | Joe Rogan, vaccine deniers and other news literacy lessons". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "The Sift: 'Sesame Street' pandemic coverage | Bogus Morgan Freeman quote | 'Freedom Convoy' fakes". News Literacy Project. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Cohen, Donald (2019-09-30). "Credit ratings agency: Charter school growth has "volatile" impact on public school district…". In the Public Interest. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Durkin, Erin; Gronewold, Anna; Rosenberg, Georgia. "A year without Cuomo". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Da Silva, Chantal. "U.S. journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-06 – via memeorandum.
- ^ Scheidegger, Kent (July 9, 2019). "Threatening Little Girls". Crime and Consequences Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
Category:Living people Category:Canadian women journalists Category:Canadian people of Pakistani descent Category:Canadian people of Portuguese descent