Vanan Murugesan
Executive director/publisher of Sahan Journal, Minnesota's nonprofit newsroom focused on covering immigrants and communities of color, experienced in building community-focused journalism and sustainable local-news models.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 57min
Interview Only w/ Vanan Murugesan - The Importance Of Community-Based Journalism
Vanan Murugesan, executive director of Sahan Journal and advocate for community-based journalism, discusses how immigrant-focused newsrooms fill coverage gaps in mainstream media. He talks about funding models centered on readers, experimenting with digital formats, partnerships for wider reach, and the importance of service journalism and celebrating everyday immigrant life.
Apr 1, 2026 • 2h 2min
Full Episode - Trump Has No Good Options In Iran + The Importance Of Community-Based Journalism
Vanan Murugesan, executive director of Sahan Journal—Minnesota’s nonprofit newsroom covering immigrants and communities of color. Vanan talks about community news deserts and how mainstream outlets miss immigrant stories. He explains Sahan’s english-first, beats-based reporting, translation and AI choices, reader-funded sustainability experiments, nontraditional distribution like WhatsApp and TikTok, and coalition-building with other immigrant outlets.
