Nisa Khan
Data ReporterNisa Khan joins Michigan Radio as the station’s first full-time data reporter. In that capacity, she will be reporting on data-driven news stories as well as working with other news staff to acquire and analyze data in support of their journalism.
Most recently Nisa has been working at the Detroit Free Press analyzing COVID-19 data. Additionally, she was a digital intern at Michigan Radio and worked with Michigan Radio's Peabody award winning Believed podcast team.
Nisa is a University of Michigan graduate in information science and has a Master’s degree in journalism from Stanford, where she focused on data and multimedia. She was a City University of New York (CUNY) Journalism Fellow at ProPublica where she did data journalism, as well.
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Michigan — so far — has not seen a large spike in COVID-19 cases since the winter holidays. “While I am concerned about the slight uptick in cases after… -
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is now regularly releasing data about cases of an inflammatory condition that has affected some… -
On Sunday, Muslims across the world celebrated the end of Ramadan, a month-long time of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. With Governor Gretchen… -
A lot of Michiganders have hometown pride. It’s the reason you see so many locals sporting everything from bumper stickers to tattoos celebrating their… -
Morgan McCaul was looking to start something.Currently a rising junior studying at the University of Michigan, she has been in activism circles for years… -
The fruity smell associated with vape pens is a new normal in schools across Michigan, including Belding High School, east of Grand Rapids. That’s despite… -
It has been five years since Flint’s water supply was switched, and the Flint water crisis began.Since then, fifteen officials involved with the incident… -
Tire chalking by police is now banned in Michigan, a decision the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made Monday. A lawyer, whose client has $180 in… -
It was considered impossible. It was said to be like taking a picture of a grapefruit on the moon but with a radio telescope.That’s how 29-year-old… -
The Michigan Humane Society is finding a loving home for a group beagles that were used as test subjects in a laboratory that involved being forced-fed…
