SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE 2022

Kaela Malig (Philippines)

Kaela Malig is an award-winning multimedia journalist currently taking her master’s degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. At the age of 24, she became a four-time Society of Publishers Asia (SOPA) Awards for Editorial Excellence winner.

While in the Philippines, she dedicated her time covering social issues, specifically women’s rights and children’s welfare. After interning for Rappler and graduating with awards for her piece on the Philippine drug war’s orphaned children, Malig went on to work with The Washington Post, CNN, and the Philippines’ biggest news organization, GMA Network.

During her stay at GMA, Malig worked as an on-air multimedia reporter and published in-depth stories on adoption, child sexual exploitation, and incest rape among others. While studying, she is interested in reporting on New York’s child care system, the litigation of sexual assault, and racial inequality. Malig is also a Brigid O’hara-Forster Scholar.