Anjan Sundaram

Anjan Sundaram is an award-winning journalist and author of the memoirs Stringer, Bad News, and Breakup. Described by BBC’s Fergal Keane as “one of the great reporters of our age,” his work has been featured by Christiane Amanpour, Fareed Zakaria, and Jon Stewart. He writes regularly for The New York Review of Books and Granta, and his reporting has illuminated untold stories from war zones and fragile communities worldwide.

A Yale mathematics graduate with a PhD in journalism from the University of East Anglia, Sundaram’s reporting has consistently highlighted the intersection of conflict, humanity, and truth. His 2024 MainStage TED Talk, Meet Our Planet’s Hidden Defenders, showcased indigenous communities safeguarding the world’s last ecosystems, sparking the vision for The Stringer Foundation (TSF).

The Stringer Foundation (TSF)

Founded in 2024, TSF is the first global journalism initiative dedicated to building a sustainable livelihood and community for courageous freelance reporters. Its mission is to:

• Stabilize journalists through financial support, fellowships, shelter, and resources.

• Amplify stories via a media aggregation platform and legacy partnerships.

• Drive solutions by linking journalism to NGOs and institutions that can act on crises exposed in the field.

TSF envisions creating a Nobel Prize–style journalism award, scalable fellowships, and a global support ecosystem. Its model is designed to counter the decline of independent reporting in an era of authoritarianism, disinformation, and organized crime.

Advisory Network

Sundaram is joined by advisors including Kristine Tompkins (Patagonia), A.G. Sulzberger (The New York Times), Tina Brown, Oleksandra Matviichuk (Nobel Peace Prize laureate), and other global leaders across journalism, philanthropy, and human rights.

Watch his TED Talk: Meet Our Planet’s Hidden Defenders