Nishita Jha

Journalist, illustrator, graphic designer
(she/her)

[Nishita Jha @NishSwish]

Many researchers dream of one day working at the Smithsonian’s lab in Panama. But 16 women scientists told me that their experiences were nightmares ruled by prominent men who exploited their powers. A @BuzzFeedNews exclusive investigation.

https://t.co/v0W69i8xt8

[Phil 🆓🌍🧩🎲 @Phil_Free_]

Homebody - @NishSwish
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[The Fuller Project @FullerProject]

Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga was just 33 when she was killed by an Israeli airstrike on August 25. London-based Nishita Jha (@NishSwish) illustrated this tribute, which is featured in this week’s newsletter. 

#JournalistsUnderFire #MariamDagga #Gaza #Palestine

[Nishita Jha @NishSwish]

<3 enormous thanks to @thewire_in for publishing my graphic story on Madleen and the sea.

[Siddharth @svaradarajan]

Illustrations: The Story of Madleen

Here is @NishSwish adding ✏️ illustrator to her already stacked reporter/editor skill set... the story of Palestine's first fisherwoman and of the Israeli Occupiers diktat banning Gazans from accessing the sea

https://t.co/kmAixq5ZLZ

[Siddharth @svaradarajan]

May This Image Be the Last: Praying for, and With, #anasalsharif | @NishSwish draws and writes

https://t.co/myeyEnaxOu

[silk road stan @mini_babushka]

almost annually i think about what a brilliant (and sensitive and poignant) job @NishSwish did on Trial By Error - The Aarushi Files.

if you haven’t listened to it yet, please do!

[Nishita Jha @NishSwish]

@mini_babushka Thank you for making my week! <3

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: The October Surprise is here! The Daily Beast just dropped over 100 hours of Jeffrey Epstein recordings where he talks about his relationship with Trump and spills inside info on the Trump White House.

This is massive. 🔥

Michael Wolff, who chronicled Trump’s time in office, has released a recording of Epstein—who died in 2019—detailing Trump’s White House team.

[Isabel🌻 @isabelunraveled]

the reason to share your creations publicly isn’t to convince the world that you are brilliant, it is to show yourself that it is safe to be seen

[Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86]

This widely shared image, claiming to show IDF soldiers captured by Hezbollah, is AI-generated and fake.

The bizarre rifles, tactical gear and inelligible Hebrew on the vests are all signs of AI.

Fact-checked by @GhonchehAzad

[Peter Hamby @PeterHamby]

TikTok admits in their own research:

“compulsive usage correlates with a slew of negative mental health effects like loss of analytical skills, memory formation, contextual thinking, conversational depth, empathy, and increased anxiety.”

https://t.co/tZHMtekExg

[Nishita Jha @NishSwish]

Yes this is the dog in question and yes I made this portrait of her 🐶

[Nishita Jha @NishSwish]

Hi! Going out on a limb bc why not — I wrote a piece about grieving the death of an absent parent, being rescued by a dog, moving to a new country, healing and finding my voice. It features a psychic and mutton curry. If you're an editor who wants to read + maybe pub, DM me <3

[Nadia Beard @NadiaWBeard]

In the @FT this week, I wrote about a new book on the way the Russian state has, for centuries, co-oped the Orthodox church to bolster its power and its wars, an alliance, as one theologian put it, “between the missile and the incense burner.”

[Nishita Jha @NishSwish]

♥️

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

A #songofcomfort for anyone who needs it.

[Al Jazeera Investigates @AJ_Investigates]

Our feature length investigation exposes Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip through the medium of photos and videos posted online by Israeli soldiers themselves during the year-long conflict.

Full film available to watch now. #GazaCrimes https://t.co/dnZLfySp3N

[Emily 🗣️ Tamkin @emilyctamkin]

"The anniversary, then, confronts Jewish groups with the question of what, exactly, they’re commemorating; who the commemorations are for; and what they want their attendees to take from them"

For @GuardianUS, on how US Jewish groups are marking Oct. 7
https://t.co/DSJEezpWIK

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, “The Message,” is a trio of interconnected essays that examine how the stories people tell — or avoid telling — can shape and even distort reality: “I am most concerned always with those that don’t have a voice.” https://t.co/bDsBxZMbah

[Nishita Jha @NishSwish]

@K_Rahul_Sharma ♥️🫂

[Tanishka Sodhi @tanishka_s2]

Adivasi writer Jacinta Kerketta has rejected an award by USAID & Room to Read India Trust. She said that she cannot accept an award involving USAID when thousands of children are being killed in Palestine.