Anika Anand

About Anika Anand

I’ve spent my career organizing information to be more accessible and actionable.I’ve done that as a local journalist reporting on school policy for teachers and parents, as a cofounder of a news startup writing a daily newsletter and designing experiences to help people feel more connected to where they live, and as an executive leader building a nonprofit association to help independent news businesses become sustainable.Now, as cofounder of Commoner Co, I focus on affecting systems-level change by working with people and organizations to design solutions, coordinate resources, and measure impact across spaces within and adjacent to civic media.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Commoner Company

   Dec 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Commoner Company uses research, design, facilitation, and strategic communications to help make sense of complex civic challenges. We serve as builders, trusted brokers, and thought-partners to journalism and civic institutions because we believe an intersectional approach is crucial to building the civic society of our dreams.

Education

• New York University

  B.A., General Studies Program

  2006 — 2007

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  B.A, Journalism & Mass Communication

  2007 — 2010

• Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

  M.A. Journalism, Business and Economics

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• Newspapers
• Facebook
• Final Cut Pro
• Breaking News
• Video Production
• New Media
• News Writing
• Press Releases
• Copy Editing
• Editing
• Storytelling
• Journalism
• Ap Style
• Business Journalism
• Audacity
• Blogging
• Audio Editing
• Research
• Online Journalism
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Video
• Publications
• Social Media