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I was the founding community manager here at ReportingonHealth.org and helped design, build and create this community from 2010 to 2012. I created and launched the Career GPS blog and advocated design changes that would prioritize and highlight members' work. I'm happy to continue here as a member and incorporate important questions about health into my reporting.
I'm now the Social Media Manager at Public Radio International, where I work on the digital side of show like The World to build coverage and conversation around global health and immigration.
I've also worked as a freelance journalist writing online and magazine pieces from across Asia, including China, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. I am the co-editor of Chinese Characters, a collection of stories about life in China to be published by UC Press this year. I was a South Asian Journalists Association Reporting Fellow in 2007/08 and the editor of the online magazine AsiaMedia from 2004 to 2007. I am now a consulting editor to the Journal of Asian Studies. My writing has appeared in the LA Weekly, Far Eastern Economic Review, Mother Jones Online, Pacific Standard, TimeOut Singapore and Global Voices.
Articles
"Reporters may experience the same type of denial that firefighters do -- that they can't be harmed by what they're witnessing," says Dr. Vincent Covello. "You're expected to be above and beyond what you're doing."
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<p>This is the first time Holly Dolan is writing about health for general readers -- and while she does not know where it will lead, the learning experience and new connections in her community keep her going.</p>
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<p>Solana discusses his new job at the Medicare NewsGroup and why journalists shouldn't be afraid to chance something new.</p>
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<p>A seasoned reporter takes a job at an advocacy organization, and explains why she sees it as a return to health journalism</p>
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<p>A new investigative journalism project on science and technology raised big money fast. Co-creator Jim Giles explains how they got backers and how you can pitch to the new magazine.</p>
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<p>Medify got lots of attention at SXSW Interactive for its implications for patients -- but it could also be a great tool for reporting on medical studies.</p>
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<p>Takeaways from the comprehensive report from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and what we can learn about health media from their data.</p>
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<p>What can health journalists take away from this year's SXSW Interactive conference? Here is a roundup and reading and tweets that might help you think about the evolution of health media and information.</p>
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<p>Editors from <em>The Economist</em> and NPR put on their lab coats and offer advice for addding rigor, context and precision to your reporting.</p>
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<p>Slate and Atavist editors talk about the future of long-form journalism at SXSW. </p>