About

Krishna is an award-winning audience engagement editor at The Baltimore Banner.

Since the outlet’s launch in 2022, he’s grown their TikTok to over 70,000 followers and helped grow their Instagram to over 140,000 followers. His videos have reached millions of people.

His accolades include:

Best News Video | MDDC Press (2024)
Best TikTok Explainer | NYU American Journalism Online (2023)
Award of Excellence | Society for News Design (2023)
Best Social Media News | MDDC Press (2023)
Best Environmental Reporting Finalist | Southern Environmental Law Center (2022)

Krishna has given lectures at UC Berkeley, Boston University, University of Maryland, Video Consortium, Greater Public Media and more.

Before becoming a journalist, he earned a graduate degree in ecology. He’s also a published poet and photographer.

video HIGHLIGHTS

BABY SHARK SPEAKER

This video, which I published just a couple months after the Banner’s launch, quickly went viral and earned “Best TikTok Explainer” from NYU’s American Journalism Online awards.

@baltimorebanner Using music to deter homeless people from sleeping? It’s happened before. But this might be the first time #babyshark has been weaponized in #baltimore. #homelessrights #homelessnessinamerica ♬ Chopin Nocturne No. 2 Piano Mono - moshimo sound design

KEY BRIDGE SALVAGE WORK

After the tragic collapse of the Key Bridge, I was able to secure a spot on a boat with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Within 24 hours, I created a video where I pulled information from three Banner articles, plus weaved in new information I gathered while on the boat. The final product reached over 1 million people on Instagram.