Anika Besst
Digital Producer
Meet Anika Besst
Anika Besst is a digital producer for MPR News.
Before joining MPR News, Anika was editor-in-chief at Hamline University’s student newspaper, The Oracle. Her work has been published in the Christian Science Monitor and the Sahan Journal.
Anika graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul where she studied theater arts and journalism with an emphasis in social justice.
Anika grew up in a suburb of the Twin Cities. She enjoys kayaking with her parents, sisters and corgi. She also enjoys the beginning of Minnesota's summer when monarch caterpillars begin to hatch and grow in her pollinator garden.
Recent Contributions
- Olivia Miles on legacy, Lynx and what it means to play alongside legends
- Minnesota Lynx select Olivia Miles, Connecticut Sun pick Duluth's Gianna Kneepkens
- The Minnesota Lynx look different and the draft hasn’t even happened yet
- Civic responsibility after 250 years takes center stage for the U.S. Semiquincentennial celebration
- The WNBA draft is Monday. Here’s what to expect
- MN Shortlist, April 10–16: Works in progress, traditions reopened
- MN Shortlist, April 3–9: Artists rethink how stories are carried
- The WNBA expansion draft is Friday. Here’s how it works
- Sallyforth wrote 'Clover' about a storm — now it reflects the moment
- MN Shortlist, March 27-April 2: Art as record, witness and repair
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