Bharath

Deepa Bharath is a staff writer for the Southern California News Group, covering religion, health, race, demographics, cultures, extremism and other topics for the company's 11 newspapers in the region. She has covered a number of other beats ranging from city government to breaking news and courts for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times Community News and the Daily Breeze. Deepa has received fellowships from the International Women's Media Foundation and the International Center for Journalists to report stories about reconciliation, counter-extremism and peace-building efforts around the world.