The Fazil Khan Internship Fund

The Hechinger Report has established a fund in Fazil Khan’s name to honor his legacy as a data reporter. The fund will support an internship at Hechinger for a graduate student at Columbia Journalism School who wants to follow in Fazil’s footsteps as a data journalist.

Fazil Khan, who moved to the U.S. from India to attend Columbia Journalism School, was a beloved colleague and star data journalist dedicated to exposing injustice.

Beyond his journalism skills, Khan was known for his unfailing generosity, his resourcefulness and his willingness to help others. He made a dazzling imprint on those fortunate enough to call him a colleague.

Khan, 27, died February 2024 in a fire in his Harlem apartment building. Hechinger staff remember their friend and colleague’s work in this tribute.

Read Fazil’s work:

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