Mia Malan Explained

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]

Background

Malan began her career at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, covering Aids and other health issues.[9] In 2003, Malan joined Internews Network in Nairobi.[10] She subsequently moved to the group’s Washington, D.C. office where she managed journalism training.[11] In 2011, she joined Rhodes University as a senior journalism lecturer, teaching health and gender reporting to graduate students.[12]

In 2013, Malan launched Bhekisisa as part of the Mail & Guardian’s health desk.[13] In 2019, it became an independent media start-up.[14]

COVID-19 coverage

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Malan received international attention for her coverage of the pandemic in South Africa.[15] [16] [17] [18] She has also written on journalistic reporting practices in the context of the pandemic.[19] [20]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Knight International Fellows to Target Digital Innovation in Latin America and Health Coverage in Africa . 2023-02-01 . Knight Foundation . en-US.
  2. Web site: Covering COVID-19 is tough. The head of a health news site explains how to get it right . 2023-02-01 . Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism . en.
  3. Web site: Mia Malan . 2023-02-01 . Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo . en-US.
  4. Web site: Mia Malan – 10th World Conference of Science Journalists, San Francisco 2017 . 2023-02-01 . wcsj2017.org.
  5. Web site: Mia Malan's schedule for 10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference . 2023-02-01 . gijc17.sched.com.
  6. Web site: 2022-11-21 . November Speakers - Arab Reporters for Investigation Journalism . 2023-02-01 . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Health Justice in the Commonwealth: Towards Equitable Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Technology . 2023-02-01 . Commonwealth Foundation . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Hannah . 2019-02-12 . AHRI co-hosts second annual Africa Asia Communications Forum . 2023-02-01 . Africa Health Research Institute . en.
  9. Web site: Malan . Mia . Mia Malan Eight lessons Covid taught me about journalism . 2023-02-01 . News24 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Internews .
  11. Web site: Internews .
  12. Web site: 2011-06-23 . The road to health is paved with bad conventions . 2023-02-01 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  13. Web site: 2013-04-18 . Bhekisisa: Our health journalism centre is here . 2023-02-01 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  14. Web site: It's Official .
  15. News: Hernandez . Joe . November 30, 2021 . African leaders condemn travel restrictions as omicron variant spreads globally . National Public Radio .
  16. Web site: Scott . Dylan . 2021-12-09 . What South Africa is seeing in its omicron outbreak . 2023-02-01 . Vox . en.
  17. Web site: 21 January 2021 . BBC World Service - Newsday, Covid-19: Why hasn't South Africa started vaccinating yet? . 2023-02-01 . BBC . en-GB.
  18. Web site: 2021-12-04 . 'Vaccinated people rarely hospitalised with Omicron in South Africa', says Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism editor . 2023-02-01 . Channel 4 News . en-GB.
  19. Web site: Gupta . Neha . 2020-04-06 . Racism, misinformation, inclusion: How to ethically cover COVID-19 . 2023-02-01 . WAN-IFRA . en-US.
  20. Web site: Skoll Surviving a Pandemic with Grit, Innovation, and Creativity in South Africa . 2023-02-01.
  21. Web site: Discovery Health Journalist of the Year: Mia Malan . 2023-02-01 . Mynewsdesk . 29 May 2013 . en.
  22. Web site: Bhekisisa scoops top health journalism awards .
  23. Web site: 2014 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award winners announced . 2023-06-06 . Bizcommunity . en.
  24. Web site: Winners of the 2015 Sikuvile Awards announced . 2023-02-01 . Media Update . 25 June 2015 . en.
  25. Web site: Winners announced for 2016 Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards . 2023-06-06 . Bizcommunity . en.
  26. Web site: Netshisaulu . Dzudzie . 2022-06-26 . All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2022 winners » SANEF Protecting Media Freedom . 2023-02-01 . SANEF Protecting Media Freedom . en-US.

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