{"id":1204,"date":"2021-03-02T23:31:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1204"},"modified":"2021-03-02T23:42:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:42:48","slug":"neha-wadekar-07","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/project\/neha-wadekar-07\/","title":{"rendered":"Neha Wadekar &#8217;07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Neha Wadekar &#8217;07<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-wadekar-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Neha was drawn to journalism at Milton after being inspired by journalists visiting campus. She tucked the idea of it away when she went off to study English and public health at Tufts, but eventually found her way to USC Annenburg where she trained as a journalist and then went to Kenya on an Overseas Press Club fellowship. Today, she works with video outlets such as CNN and writes for print and online publications including the <em>New Yorker<\/em> and the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve become passionate about covering women and women\u2019s issues. I\u2019ve always been a proud feminist, and #MeToo is a special moment for me. 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