Amantha Perera is a Sri Lankan journalist and covers crime and justice, poverty, humanitarian aid, climate and weather events, post-conflict societies and world affairs. Perera has reported for The Guardian, Reuters, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Yahoo India, Houston Chronicle, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Amantha is both a Dart Centre Ochberg Fellow (Columbia University, NY) and an Asia Pacific Fellow (Bangkok). Perera is currently in Australis undertaking a Master’s degree, researching journalism and online trauma.