Fazil Khan

Fazil Khan is a New York-based Indian data journalist who focuses on politics, health, education, and climate. He was a 2021 postgraduate reporting fellow at the Columbia Journalism Investigations' Global Migration Project. He is a 2021 graduate of the M.S. Data Journalism program at Columbia Journalism School and worked as a correspondent at CNN-News18 in New Delhi, India, before moving to New York for graduate school. Twitter: @merefazildost

InvestigationHealth, Politics

The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.

Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them.

Liz Donovan & Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism Investigations, City LimitsJanuary 26, 2023

NewsHealth

1 de cada 200 niños en la ciudad de Nueva York han perdido a un padre o cuidador debido al COVID. Esto representa casi el doble del índice nacional.

Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism InvestigationsMay 16, 2022

NewsHealth

1 in Every 200 Children in NYC Has Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Almost Twice the National Rate.

Across the city, around 8,600 children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID — a population that would entirely fill 15 average-sized New York City public schools.

Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism InvestigationsApril 20, 2022

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