Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of South Africa’s Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism. She is a former Knight International Journalism Fellow [1] and a fellow at the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. [2] Malan has primarily written on health issues in Africa and media sustainability in the Global South. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Malan began her career at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, covering Aids and other health issues. [10][ better source needed] In 2003, Malan joined Internews Network in Nairobi. [11] She subsequently moved to the group’s Washington, D.C. office where she managed journalism training. [12] In 2011, she joined Rhodes University as a senior journalism lecturer, teaching health and gender reporting to graduate students. [13]
In 2013, Malan launched Bhekisisa as part of the Mail & Guardian’s health desk. [14] In 2019, it became an independent media start-up. [15]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Malan received international attention for her coverage of the pandemic in South Africa. [16] [17] [18] [19] She has also written on journalistic reporting practices in the context of the pandemic. [20] [21] [22]
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Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of South Africa’s Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism. She is a former Knight International Journalism Fellow [1] and a fellow at the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. [2] Malan has primarily written on health issues in Africa and media sustainability in the Global South. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Malan began her career at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, covering Aids and other health issues. [10][ better source needed] In 2003, Malan joined Internews Network in Nairobi. [11] She subsequently moved to the group’s Washington, D.C. office where she managed journalism training. [12] In 2011, she joined Rhodes University as a senior journalism lecturer, teaching health and gender reporting to graduate students. [13]
In 2013, Malan launched Bhekisisa as part of the Mail & Guardian’s health desk. [14] In 2019, it became an independent media start-up. [15]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Malan received international attention for her coverage of the pandemic in South Africa. [16] [17] [18] [19] She has also written on journalistic reporting practices in the context of the pandemic. [20] [21] [22]
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