Vidya Krishnan Explained

Vidya Krishnan
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Oxford University
SOAS, University of London
Occupation:Investigative Journalist, author
Known For:COVID-19 reporting
Notable Works:Phantom Plague (2022 book)

Vidya Krishnan is a health-focused Indian investigative journalist and author, based in Montreal.[1]

Krishnan reported that she was the survivor of sexual harassment at India Today in 2018 and received online abuse and death threats due to her reporting about the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.[2] [3]

She comes from a tamil brahmin family[4] and is known for her book about Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped our History.[5]

Career

Krishnan started her career in 2003 at The Pioneer newspaper. As a freelance journalist, she regularly writes for Foreign Policy,[6] The Caravan,[7] and The Atlantic,[8] [9] and was previously the health editor for The Hindu.[10]

She has reported on issues including the Rohingya genocide, tuberculosis, the right to health movement, and ethical standards in Indian clinical trials of pharmaceutical drugs.[11]

In 2020, after years of health reporting, Krishnan spoke about navigating high levels of online harassment while reporting on COVID-19 including receiving death and rape threats.[12]

Throughout 2021, Krishnan was critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[13] [14] She spoke about how the pandemic is disproportionately affecting poor people, and that the response is not led by scientists.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Krishnan delivered the Dr C.V.S. Sarma Memorial Lecture at the University of Hyderabad in November 2021, titled Science Denialism & Democracy.[19]

Selected publications

Awards

Krishnan won a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University to study the impact of behavioral economics on antibiotic use, with a specific focus on self-medication and antibiotic resistance.[22]

In 2017, she received the International Health Media Fellowships award.[23] She has won the Oxford University's global health journalism fellowship, a National Press Foundation fellowship, and McGill University's global health media scholarship.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-08 . Indian journalist Vidya Krishnan on navigating harassment and government obstruction while covering COVID-19 . 2021-11-15 . Committee to Protect Journalists . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2018-11-13 . #MeToo: India Today's Gaurav Sawant accused of sexual assault; he threatens legal action . 2021-11-16 . National Herald . en.
  3. Web site: Danner . Chas . 2021-05-02 . India Sees 400,000 New Cases in a Day: COVID-Crisis Updates . 2021-11-16 . Intelligencer . en-us.
  4. 1496319096811577348. VidyaKrishnan. I'm come from a Tamil-Brahmin family like this lady's & have privilege blind elder family members who say unacceptable stuff like this w/o being challenged by younger family members. Caste supremacy is an abominable doctrine. Brahmins need to be called out every.single.time. 23 February 2022. 21 April 2022.
  5. Book: PHANTOM PLAGUE Kirkus Reviews . en.
  6. Web site: Krishnan. Vidya. Vidya Krishnan. 2021-11-15. Foreign Policy. en-US.
  7. Web site: Vidya Krishnan The Caravan. 2021-11-15. caravanmagazine.in.
  8. Web site: A devastating COVID surge takes a fresh toll on Indian journalism. 2021-11-16. Columbia Journalism Review. en.
  9. Web site: India cracks down on journalism, again. 2021-11-16. Columbia Journalism Review. en.
  10. Web site: 2020-04-08. Indian journalist Vidya Krishnan on navigating harassment and government obstruction while covering COVID-19. 2021-11-15. Committee to Protect Journalists. en-US.
  11. Mishra, Veerendra. Combating Human Trafficking: Gaps in Policy and Law. India: SAGE Publications, 2015.
  12. Web site: 2020-04-07. India: PEN Delhi on the Importance of Press Freedom During Coronavirus – PEN Canada. 2021-11-16. pencanada.ca. en-US.
  13. Web site: Danner. Chas. 2021-05-02. India Sees 400,000 New Cases in a Day: COVID-Crisis Updates. 2021-11-16. Intelligencer. en-us.
  14. News: Analysis The world finally woke up to India's virus nightmare. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-11-16. 0190-8286.
  15. Web site: 2021-05-03. Journalist Vidya Krishnan Details the Pandemic's Devastating Impact on India KCM. 2021-11-15. Katie Couric Media. en-US.
  16. Web site: In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt: A Sobering Reality in India (with Vidya Krishnan) on Apple Podcasts. 2021-11-15. Apple Podcasts. en-US.
  17. Web site: Gopalan. Aparna. 2021-06-19. India's Vaccine Makers Are Pandemic Profiteers, Not Humanitarians. 2021-11-16. The Intercept. en-US.
  18. News: Pal. Alasdair. 2021-04-29. As COVID-19 floods India's hospitals, the better-off also scramble for care. en. Reuters. 2021-11-16.
  19. Web site: 26 Nov 2011. Dr CVS Sarma Memorial Lecture - Science Denialism & Democracy - Vidya Krishnan. 2022-02-02. School and College Listings.
  20. Book: PHANTOM PLAGUE Kirkus Reviews. en.
  21. News: Mandavilli. Apoorva. 2022-02-05. Battling an Ancient Scourge. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-02-10. 0362-4331.
  22. Web site: Class of 2021. 2021-11-15. Nieman Foundation. en-US.
  23. Web site: 2017-05-05. 3 Indian journalists to get International Health Media Fellowship. 2021-11-15. Hindustan Times. en.
  24. Web site: 2016-01-21. Vidya Krishnan. 2021-11-15. Asia Literary Agency. en.

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