Vidya Krishnan

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

Career

Krishnan started her career in 2003 at The Pioneer newspaper.[2] As a freelance journalist, she regularly writes for Foreign Policy,[3] The Caravan,[4] and The Atlantic,[5][6] and was previously the health editor for The Hindu.[1]

In 2018, she accused the Executive Editor of India Today of sexual harassment while she was a trainee journalists in 2003.[2][7][8][9]

In 2020, after years of health reporting, Krishnan stated that she faced a significantly high level of online harassment while reporting on COVID-19[1] including receiving death threats.[10]

Throughout 2021, Krishnan was critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[11][12] She spoke about how the pandemic is disproportionally affecting poor people, and that the response is not led by scientists.[13][14][15][16]

She is the author of Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped our History.[17][18]

Awards

Krishnan won a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University.[19]

In 2017, she received the International Health Media Fellowships award.[20] She has won the Oxford University's global health journalism fellowship, a National Press Foundation fellowship, and McGill University's global health media scholarship.[21]

References
  1. "Indian journalist Vidya Krishnan on navigating harassment and government obstruction while covering COVID-19". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. Team, N. L. "India Today's Gaurav Sawant accused of sexual harassment". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. Krishnan, Vidya. "Vidya Krishnan". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  4. "Vidya Krishnan | The Caravan". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. "A devastating COVID surge takes a fresh toll on Indian journalism". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  6. "India cracks down on journalism, again". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  7. "Not intimidated: Vidya Krishnan responds to Gaurav Sawant's defamation notice". The News Minute. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  8. "Not afraid of defamation threat: Vidya Krishnan on sex abuse charge against Gaurav Sawant". The Statesman. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  9. Desk, NH Web (2018-11-13). "#MeToo: India Today's Gaurav Sawant accused of sexual assault; he threatens legal action". National Herald. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  10. "India: PEN Delhi on the Importance of Press Freedom During Coronavirus – PEN Canada". pencanada.ca. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  11. Danner, Chas (2021-05-02). "India Sees 400,000 New Cases in a Day: COVID-Crisis Updates". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  12. "Analysis | The world finally woke up to India's virus nightmare". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  13. "Journalist Vidya Krishnan Details the Pandemic's Devastating Impact on India | KCM". Katie Couric Media. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  14. "In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt: A Sobering Reality in India (with Vidya Krishnan) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  15. Gopalan, Aparna (2021-06-19). "India's Vaccine Makers Are Pandemic Profiteers, Not Humanitarians". The Intercept. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  16. Pal, Alasdair (2021-04-29). "As COVID-19 floods India's hospitals, the better-off also scramble for care". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  17. Phantom Plague. 2021-03-30. ISBN 978-1-5491-3608-5.
  18. "The Debate - India under lockdown: What costs and benefits?". France 24. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  19. "Class of 2021". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  20. "3 Indian journalists to get International Health Media Fellowship". Hindustan Times. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  21. "Vidya Krishnan". Asia Literary Agency. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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