Deepti Hajela is an American

United States

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 journalist who is has been a newswoman for the Associated Press

Associated Press

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 since 1996. She works in the New York bureau of the AP, covering a wide range of stories in the metropolitan region. In addition to breaking news and feature stories, she occasionally does music and book reviews (including quick-turnaround reviews of some of the Harry Potter books in the days after their release). She was president of the South Asian Journalists Association

South Asian Journalists Association

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 from 2005-2008.

Hajela is a 1996 graduate of Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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's Medill School of Journalism

Medill School of Journalism

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