Columbia Journalism School and Nikkei Inc. have named Prinz Magtulis as the 2021-22 Nikkei Scholar. The $100,000 scholarship is awarded annually to an exceptional journalism school candidate who is a resident of Asia and plans to specialize in data or business reporting. Nikkei Inc. is the parent company of the Financial Times, the publisher of the Nikkei and Nikkei Asia.
"I am extremely privileged to have the opportunity to attend Columbia Journalism School through the kind support given by Nikkei,” Magtulis said. ”I’ve always been devoted to telling stories using data. A data journalism education from Columbia would equip me with vital skills to dig deeper on datasets, simplify their complexities in my stories better.”
Magtulis, 32 is a financial journalist from the Philippines with an enduring passion for data journalism. As a policy researcher on the side, Magtulis believes in the power of data in explaining complex government policies to audiences of all backgrounds and broadly, igniting change in government rulemaking through the interpretation of data. This is something he brought to his most recent position as business news head for Philstar.com, one of the Philippines’ top online news portals. Prior to Philistar.com, Magtulis was a researcher for the Financial Times until early 2020, wrinting in depth stories on the Philippines economy and business. Magtulis has been a journalist for a decade and specializes in covering macroeconomy and public finance.
The Columbia-Nikkei Scholarship was established in 2017 to fund exemplary candidates who wish to specialize in data and business journalism. Students who are residents of Asia with an interest in the M.S. Data Journalism or M.A. Business and Economics concentration will be considered for the Columbia-Nikkei Scholarship.
Learn about this and other scholarship opportunities here.
