About

Krishna is an award-winning audience engagement editor at The Baltimore Banner. He produces, hosts and edits social media videos that regularly reach millions of people each year. He has been recognized for advancing the form of creator-model journalism.

His work has contributed to:

Since The Baltimore Banner’s launch in 2022, he’s helped grow their TikTok to over 85,000 followers and their Instagram to over 190,000 followers. His accolades also include:

  • Best News Video / Social Media News | MDDC Press (2023, 2024, 2025)

  • Best TikTok Explainer | NYU American Journalism Online (2023)

  • Award of Excellence | Society for News Design (2023)

  • Best Environmental Reporting Finalist | Southern Environmental Law Center (2022)

Krishna has given lectures at UC Berkeley, Boston University, the University of Maryland, the 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

natty boh competition

While many videos I produce are breakdowns of serious news, more lighthearted pieces like this also resonate with our audience. This video gained over 200,000 views on Instagram alone.

DSCR Loans

I collaborated with a Banner reporter to produce this video, which quickly gained almost 1 million views across social media channels. Hundreds of people clicked the link in bio for this video, making it one of the highest subscription converters of any article the Banner published that week,

FEATURED ARTICLES

catfish and the quarry

I wrote and photographed this 4,000-word magazine piece for Bitter Southerner.

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chopping down trees to save the bay?

After concerned citizens reached out to me about a stream restoration project, I wrote this piece for the Baltimore Banner.

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baltimore’s tea scene

While a lighter story, this was one of my favorites I’ve done for the Banner.

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Contact

Email: Krishnas124 (at) gmail (dot) com