Diba Mohtasham is a culture reporter based in New York City. She received a Master of Arts from Columbia Journalism School, where she specialized in Arts & Culture and was awarded Best M.A. Thesis. Previously, Diba worked on NPR’s digital team, writing top-performing daily stories across beats like politics, technology, business, and more. She also has extensive experience in audio production via a variety of major podcasts such as Code Switch, TED Radio Hour, and How I Built This.