| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Monika Plaha |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Is Monika Plaha married? | Currently not married, possibly single. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Indian (Punjabi) |
| Nationality | British |
| Monika Plaha Height | 5′2″ |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Monika Plaha is a British journalist, reporter, and presenter, with a flourishing media career.
- Smart, talented and professional, Monika is well respected in and out of the newsroom and has received several accolades throughout her career.
- Plaha is of Punjabi descent. She speaks fluent Punjabi, French and English.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Plaha attended the University of Leicester and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Journalism. She also has a Master’s in Television Journalism from the City University of London.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Every year, the Media Trust and ITV had organised a competition called Breaking into News. Monika won the competition in 2013. Reporter Victoria Davies helped her along the way as she beat 300 other competitors. At the time, Monika was studying for her Master’s degree. At the time, she spent 4 months at ITN.
- After school, Monika ventured into freelance journalism and began working at Good Morning Britain.
- She also worked for ITV News London and served as a Video Journalist for ITN Source.
- Plaha is currently a full-time journalist, reporter and presenter for BBC News.
- Monika was one of the recipients at the 2017 Asian Media Awards in the Outstanding Young Journalists category. Four years later, she was one of the nominees for the 2021 Asian Media Awards’ Regional Journalist of the Year category. Her other competitors were Yasmin Bodalbhai (Reporter & Presenter, ITV Central), Pamela Gupta (Freelance Reporter), Navtej Johal (Journalist for BBC East Midlands), Charanpreet Khaira – (Reporter for ITV Wales), Nazia Mogra (Producer & Presenter, BBC North West), Rajiv Popat (Reporter & Presenter for ITV Central) and Gurdip Thandi (Democracy Reporter, Birmingham Mail/Birmingham Live).
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- When she is not working, Plaha loves to mentor local youth as part of programs.
- During the first few weeks of Monika’s career, ITV Central presenter Victoria Davies mentored her on her Breaking into News project.
- More recently, Plaha and her team delved into the hidden world of trading explicit images in a new BBC Panorama documentary. They investigate a marketplace on Reddit where hundreds of anonymous users were exchanging and sharing explicit images of women without their consent. The victims were then targeted with nasty comments and blackmail, and users would even collaborate to find personal information. In the documentary, Monika spoke with some women whose lives were affected by this illegal market. She questioned the responsibility of tech companies and whether they are doing enough to combat this menace.
- On TikTok, Monika has gained a following of close to 100k, primarily by sharing behind-the-scenes footage while working at the BBC. Monika suggests replying to people who send you questions and posting regularly to the platform to ensure steady growth of followers. She also recommends keeping videos short and snappy, and investing in devices like ring lights and the right mic-headphones for good audio.
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Dear Monika.
I would love to go on a date with you.(as long as you are single).
I have liked you for a long time.
Your Faithfully.
Mark Wilkinson.
Please Monika.
Send me a reply.
Thank you.
Mark Wilkinson.
Dear Monika.
I really fancy you and would love to go on a date with you. You incidentally interviewed my namesake, back in 2021 (another Mark Wilkinson).
Please send me a reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Mark Wilkinson.
I love Monika Plaha.
Ms. Plaha is simply superb. I just love the way she presents the news. Wish her nothing but the best.
What is Plaha’s current age and when is her birthday? She is a remarkable, awesome news presenter.
I like Monica Plaha’s news presentation. God bless her!