Karthika Namboothiri
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Karthika Namboothiri is a data and graphics journalist based in Southern California where she reports on all things local for The San Diego Union-Tribune. She worked as a reporter with Reuters for nearly three years covering agriculture and commodities, and holds a master’s degree in data journalism from Columbia Journalism School.