
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
- MN Shortlist June 27-July 3: Stage legends, literary quests and brunch in fabulous heels
- MN Shortlist, June 20-26: Drag shows, refugee beats, and Sherlock with a twist
- Artificial intelligence and legislation: The latest in Minnesota
- MN Shortlist, June 13-20: Ukrainian dance, Cornbread and hip hop dance
- Relics of Minnesota history play bingo
- MN Shortlist June 6–12: Country Queers, Plein Air and ‘Legally Blonde’
- MN Shortlist, May 30–June 5: Hitchcock with a live score, an outlaw musical and women muralists
- Wildfires burning north of Duluth largely contained, but increased fire danger looms
- Northeastern Minnesota wildfires: What comes next
- MN Shortlist: May 23-29