Gayathri Vaidyanathan
Title:
Deputy Editor, Asia
Day-to-day:
I support journalists across GP Asia bureaus to tell exceptional stories.
Work history:
Reporter at E&E News (Washington, D.C.)
Education:
Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University; Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Hons. Molecular Biology, McMaster University.
Notable Accomplishments
Asian American Podcasters Golden Crane Award for podcasting • 2020: British Association of Science Writers feature writing award • 2019: George Polk Award for environment reporting; NIHCM award; ONA award • 2014: Society of Professional Journalists Dateline Award for feature writing • 2014: Groundtruth Fellow reporting on youth unemployment • 2012: Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award from the National Association of Science Writers • 2011: UN Foundation Press Fellow • 2011: Nature IDRC award for emerging journalists • 2008-2009: CIHR Health Research Communication award for journalism
