Journalist Predeep Nambiar is the Sole Malaysian Murrow Fellow

Journalist Predeep Nambiar is the sole Malaysian nominee for the prestigious Edward R Murrow Program for Journalists.

Predeep, who is Free Malaysia Today’s Northern Region Bureau Chief has been selected for the programme, organised by the United States of America’s Department of State for top journalists around the world. The Murrow program is an innovative public-private partnership between the Department of State, the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, and several leading U.S. schools of journalism.

The journalist has previously worked with New Straits Times before Switching to Free Malaysia today in 2016.

Predeep was nominated by the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. He is the only Malaysian representative among 24 journalists from around the world. They are currently in America for three weeks, guided by top journalists to hone their investigative journalism skills while touching on issues with local communities.

The Varnam team extends our heartfelt congratulations to Predeep.

Keep up with Predeep on Twitter here.