Born and raised in Bali, Indonesia, Dita has spent three years working as a journalist, mostly covering business and technology.

She fell in love with the media industry while working as a research intern at Narasi, a Jakarta-based media startup. Upon graduating with a major in Media Studies from Universitas Indonesia, she worked for The Jakarta Post, a national English daily. A year in, she received an offer to join Bangalore-headquartered The Ken as part of its Southeast Asia team. She is now pursuing a Master’s degree in Digital Anthropology at University College London, sponsored by the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education.