About the paper
The people
behind Unfiltered.
Unfiltered is an Edge Up initiative — founded and edited by Bani Phul-Anand, its editor-in-chief and CEO of Edge Up, and brought to life by the Edge Up Media Team.
Editor-in-chief
Bani Phul-Anand
Founder of Edge Up · Editor-in-Chief, Unfiltered
Bani Phul-Anand is the founder of Edge Up, an award-winning youth enrichment company helping kids build confidence, communication skills, leadership, and future-ready thinking. She is also the editor-in-chief of Unfiltered.
A Jersey City resident since 2009, Bani brings together a background in design, education, technology, and people leadership, with experience across Amazon, MealPal, Flatiron School, General Assembly, and New York Tech.
Her work with Edge Up has reached 400+ families across Jersey City and Hoboken through word of mouth alone. Under her leadership, Edge Up's MS CEO+ team placed 1st nationally, and Bani was recognized as an Entreprenista 2025 winner and Emerging Founder Award recipient in 2026.
At Unfiltered she does the same thing with a newsroom: setting the standard, chasing the questions worth asking, and making sure young voices get the page they deserve. One mission sits at the center of all of it — helping young people feel seen, heard, and ready to lead.
The Edge Up Media Team
The writers, interviewers and creators bringing this newspaper to life.
Camila Rivero
Mahi Anand
Arya Pawar
Raia Ehrlich
Also on the masthead
- Samaira Malhotra
- Jiya Bhinde
- Arohan Goldin
- Meera Cote
- Surya Gogga
- Maya Kunnakkat
- Veer Anand
- Anaya Gupta