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Sonia A. Rao

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Disability reporting fellow @nytimes. UNC '24.

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I am a May 2024 graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I studied journalism, history and Hindi-Urdu. I recently completed a reporting fellowship with Reuters News in Nairobi, Kenya and am searching for full-time work.

I’ve previously reported for The Tampa Bay Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Virginian-Pilot and The Charlotte Observer. I have received awards from the Overseas Press Club Foundation and the Asian American Journalists Association.

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Finding Freedom at 110 Feet in the Air

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By Sonia A. Rao
| Breaking One
Geoff Babb pulled up in the passenger seat of his big blue van, past the thick Western red cedars and the towering Douglas firs. As a friend rolled his bright orange wheelchair down the van's ramp, Babb turned to the man in a helmet and climbing harness who greeted him. Before he was ready to follow the guide into the old-growth forest, Babb had a few questions: How high can I go? How often do you switch out the ropes? Will they hold in the rain?
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Rachel Sennott Just Wants to Keep Exploring the Messiness of Life in ‘I Love LA’

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By Sonia A. Rao
| Yahoo Canada Verified
TheWrap magazine: "I feel so lucky to have come up in the industry with my friends," the creator and star of the HBO Max series says. "When I’m with them, I feel invincible" Sonia Rao Fri, June 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rachel Sennott (Photography by Arsenii Vaselenko) Rachel Sennott's "I Love LA" earned comparisons to "Girls" from the moment it premiered last November.
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How a Snooty Country Club Inspired Lee Sung Jin to Write the Wild Second Season of ‘Beef’

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By Sonia A. Rao
| Yahoo Canada Verified
TheWrap magazine: "I thought, ‘What a great metaphor for society today.' Because no matter how hard those employees work, they’ll never get to be members," Lee says Sonia Rao Tue, June 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
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