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

Your Best Work 2010

<p>The ReportingonHealth community been busy this year. For your holiday reading, here's a sampling of work that members have been most proud of in 2010.</p>

Anatomy of a Nonprofit Startup

<p>Andy Miller used his own money to launch the nonprofit website&nbsp;Georgia Health News&nbsp;last month. He's now in the midst of seeking foundation grants and donations. This week at&nbsp;<em>Career GPS</em>, Miller straightforwardly answers some questions about developing his new media venture.</p>

Is health a top five beat in the newsroom?

<p>Robert Niles at the <em>Online Journalism Review </em>wrote a blog post on Nov. 12 listing his top five picks for&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/robert/201011/1908/">beats at a local website or newspaper</a>. He lists food, education, labor, business and faith. The omission of a health beat rankled some of Niles' readers and raised some important questions about local health reporting. <strong>Where should health as a specialized beat fall on the local news totem pole? Can health be covered well by food and business beats?

A Big Pharma Thanksgiving

The connection between Native Americans, Ben Franklin and big pharma, BPA and Agent Orange, and "value for money" in health care

We've Upgraded! Let us know if you have questions or comments

<p>Dear ReportingonHealth community and readers,</p><p>This evening we conducted a site upgrade so that we can create new features with added security. The site looks the same, but has many improvements on from a usability standpoint. If you are a member, you'll notice changes in the blog and story entry templates. We have some known bugs to correct, but if you have any questions or see any problems on the site please don't hesitate to send me an email. You can reach me at healthj [at] usc [dot] edu.</p><p>Thank you!</p><p>Angilee Shah</p><p>Community Manager, Center for Health Journalism Digital</p>