The 2022 Columbia-Nikkei journalism scholarship awarded to former Arirang TV producer Minju Kim

Columbia Journalism School and Nikkei Inc. have named Minju Kim as the 2022-23 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.

"My education at the Columbia Journalism School would not have been possible without the generous support from the Columbia-Nikkei scholarship,” Kim said. “Through the Data Journalism program, I am already starting to utilize the extraordinary power of data to report on issues I deeply care about. As a data journalist, I hope to continue reporting on climate and energy policies in Asia, making the issue more prominent and accessible to others. I am grateful to Nikkei Inc. and Columbia University for making it possible for me to pursue this work."

Minju Kim, 27, holds a BA in media studies at Macalester College with two minor degrees in computer science and art history. Since graduating, she has worked at various media organizations where she produced broadcast and digital news. She has created a mini documentary series for Twin Cities PBS featuring the Somali artists in Minnesota and spent many months covering the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. More recently, she worked as a media editor at Solutions for Our Climate, where she focused on raising public awareness of renewable energy technology. She is thrilled to be attending Columbia Journalism School, where she hopes to further her passion for climate and environmental journalism through innovative data reporting.

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.

To learn about this and other scholarship opportunities visit:

www.journalism.columbia.edu/scholarships

Contact

Public Relations Office
Nikkei Inc.
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https://www.nikkei.co.jp/nikkeiinfo/en/

Elena Cabral
Assistant Dean, Academic Programs & Communications
Columbia Journalism School
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