Deena Zaidi


Data Journalist

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Current: Editorial Fellow at Axios (2023-2024)

Previous: Data and visual journalist at CTV News, data reporter at The Puget Sound Business Journal, markets contributor at TheStreet.com, financial writer at Seeking Alpha and tech/AI writer at VentureBeat.

Details: Before joining Axios, I worked at CTV News-National in Toronto as a data visuals journalist, covering a wide range of stories— from hidden COVID-19 fatalities and rising Omicron numbers to immigration backlogs to soaring inflation and real estate markets. I am comfortable with mapping tools and have created multimedia interactives through ESRI’s GIS interface. These stories included “50 Years Later: Expulsion from Uganda” and “Canadian Urban Skies Turn Lethal for Migratory Birds“.

Prior to CTV News, as a data reporter, I worked for The Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ)—one of the 44 markets of American City Business Journals for about 2.5 years

In 2018, as a data reporter at the Puget Sound Business Journal, I covered special section topics such as economy of food trucks, pandemic impact on small businesses, financial aid to small businesses and supply chain disruption during the pandemic. I also maintained the local database to produce weekly lists of regional businesses along with insights on the findings, which were eventually published as the Annual Book of Lists.

Earlier in my careers, I covered financial topics for TheStreet in 2013 for 2.5 years, writing extensively on markets, earnings reports, Federal Reserve minutes, interest rates, world economy and personal finance. My bylines can be found in Reuters, Yahoo Finance, and MSN Money.

Academic: I hold an MSc. in International Banking and Finance from the University of Durham, England, and an MBA in Finance from ICFAI Business School, India.

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Tag: Greek Referendum

  • Greece Exit…. end of a nightmare or beginning of one?

    Greece Exit…. end of a nightmare or beginning of one?

    June 30th 2015 could be an important turning point for Greece: an exit or a repayment of the debt as it reaches its debt repayment deadline. A crisis in Greece will affect markets all across the globe. In fact, they are already reflected in the stock exchanges across the world. The country is heading for…