Rappler editor selected Asia Journalism Fellow

MANILA, Philippines – A Rappler editor was chosen as one of 16 journalists from across Asia to participate in the 2014 Asia Journalism Fellowship (AJF) in Singapore.

Kris Danielle “KD” Suarez, Rappler’s Science & Nature editor and multimedia journalist, was chosen to participate in the fellowship, a program of Singapore’s Temasek Foundation and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

The program, first held in 2008, brings journalists from across the continent to the NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information for 3 months of learning and exchange, the AJF said.

Fellows will take part in seminars and workshops “designed to sharpen professional skills and deepen their understanding of key trends shaping their profession,” and work on an independent project under the supervision of subject-matter experts.

Participants will also have access to “key newsmakers in Singapore’s public sector, business community and civil society, offering insights into the challenges faced by one of Asia’s most cosmopolitan hub cities,” the AJF said.

The fellowship counts 77 journalists from 15 different Asian nations as its alumni, the organization said.

Aside from Suarez, the 15 other fellows are:

• Jalalzai Mirwais, reporter and producer with Radio Afghanistan in Kabul (Afghanistan)
• Zobaer Ahmed, reporter, Maasranga Television in Dhaka (Bangladesh)
• Sonam Pelden,chief reporter of Kuensel (Bhutan)
• An Zhiping, new media editor for Xinhua (China)
• Anggi Oktarinda, journalist with Bisnis Indonesia (Indonesia)
• Dewi Yuhana, editor for business, education and the youth section of Malang Post in Malang, East Java (Indonesia)
• Sundaresha Subramanian, senior assistant editor with Business Standard, New Delhi (India)
• Nishima K., senior sub-editor and writer with Malayalam-language Manorama Weekly (India)
• Ko Ko Gyi, senior reporter with the English-language Mizzima Business Weekly Magazine, Yangon (Myanmar)
• Narayan Wagle, writer and columnist with Setopati.com (Nepal)
• Arlene B. Burgos, head of social media and mobile at ABS-CBN Digital (Philippines)
• Fazal Khaliq, reporter for Express Tribune (Pakistan)
• Ifham Nizam, journalist with Island newspaper (Sri Lanka)
• Watchiranont Thongtep, business journalist with The Nation (Thailand)
• Nguyen Phuong Thao, journalist and producer with VTC16, Vietnam Agriculture & Rural TV Channel (Vietnam)

The fellowship will run from March to June. – Rappler.com