Amy Sood

Journalist based in Hong Kong

About

Amy is a reporter with Ignites Asia at the Financial Times, where she covers the region's asset management industry. 

Before moving into trade journalism, she wrote hard news and feature stories spanning politics, economics and social issues in Asia for the South China Morning Post. She also contributed to CNN and NBC News' coverage of the region, with a focus on Southeast and South Asia.

She arrived in Hong Kong in late 2020 and earned her master’s degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. She later joined Agence France-Presse’s fact-checking team, writing about misinformation trends in Indonesia.

Amy grew up in India and Indonesia, and speaks both Hindi and Bahasa Indonesia. She has always been interested in storytelling  -- understanding why stories matter and to whom. She hopes that her journalism makes complex topics more accessible and helps close knowledge gaps. 

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