Two Students Win International Reporting Fellowships
In a pilot partnership with Penn’s African Studies Center, two students have been named 2013 Pulitzer Center International Student Reporting Fellows.
Diksha Bali, C’14, W’14, is interning in Ghana at the Yonso Project through Penn’s International Internship Program. She is reporting on trash disposal in the country, investigating the institutions and practices involved, and looking for solutions to unsanitary conditions and bad management. Bali is pursuing a double major in English and economics.
Luke Messac, a graduate student enrolled in a dual-degree M.D./Ph.D. program in the Department of History and Sociology of Science and the Perelman School of Medicine, is in Malawi reporting on the country’s ongoing economic crisis and the effects of health user fees, especially on the rural poor, at hospitals and health centers.
Bali and Messac are among nearly two dozen undergraduate and graduate fellowship recipients on assignment around the world. Writing under the “Untold Stories” section, the students receive professional support from Pulitzer Center editors and journalists. The Center supports in-depth coverage of international affairs, focusing on topics that have been under-reported or unreported.
You can read Diksha Bali, C’14, W’14, and M.D./Ph.D. student at the Department of History and Sociology of Science and the Perelman School of Medicine Luke Messac’s articles at: http://pulitzercenter.org./untold-stories
Fall/Winter 2013
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