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Asthana joins ITV News as deputy political editor

Anushka Asthana

Anushka Asthana will be joining ITV News as a deputy political editor.

Currently, she is editor-at-large at The Guardian and presents the “Today in Focus” daily podcast. She has also served as a political editor at the company.

Asthana also worked at the Observer for 8 years, holding various posts, including reporter, specialist, and working on the news desk. She also did a three-month stint at the Washington Post after she was awarded the Laurence Stern Fellowship.

She has also served as a political correspondent at The Times and Sky News.

Asthana is a BSc. in economics from the University of Cambridge.

Mariam Ahmed

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