Pradipta Mukherjee

Visiting Toronto Metropolitan University

Fall 2025

Pradipta Mukherjee is a business journalist with two decades of experience. She has covered multiple sectors, including traditional finance, banking, the social sector, government policies, and regulations. Pradipta has worked for Bloomberg News, Cointelegraph, Forkast, and Business Standard. A financial markets enthusiast, she holds a postgraduate degree in Economics and an MBA. Based in India, Pradipta currently writes for CoinGeek digital media, focusing on the adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and blockchain, their regulation, and related concerns. She is a team player and specializes in writing jargon-free, globally relevant news reports. Pradipta has won the Jefferson Fellowship, the Thomson Reuters Foundation Fellowship on ‘Social Media and Digital Journalism,’ the Kiplinger Fellowship, and the National Press Foundation’s Fellowship on ‘International Trade.’ She has also received the Mary Morgan Hewett Award for Women in Journalism.

Research focus while a Bridging Divides Journalism Fellow

During her fellowship, Pradipta intends to study the adoption of artificial intelligence in Canada and whether or not AI is causing a loss of employment for migrant workers. While Canada’s immigration policies are globally recognized for attracting skilled workers to strengthen the economy, there are concerns about how AI and other emerging technologies across sectors will change the dynamics of labor migration in and out of the country. Pradipta plans to conduct field research, engage with local organizations and stakeholders, and network with sources who understand the issue of labor migration and the impact that the rapid adoption of newer technologies will have on migrant employment.