Past Fellows: 1984-1985

1984-1985 Michigan Journalists in Residence with their fields of study:

Nak-cheon Baek, economics reporter, Korean Broadcasting System (Seoul, Korea)
Comparative study of U.S. and Korean broadcasting systems, world energy problems

Allegra Bennett, courts reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Constitutional law, trends in the law, English literature

Alan Berlow, defense correspondent, NPR
American diplomatic history, sources of armed conflict, and East-West relations

Stephen Franklin, investigative reporter, Detroit Free Press
The impact of change as recorded in history and measured by the social sciences

George Graves, associate editor, The Louisville Times
The rise and decline of industrial America, history, economics

John Manalili, editor, The Republic News and news editor, DYBU-FM (The Philippines)
Libel law, use of survey research, photojournalism and newspaper management

Eleanor McGrath, education editor, Time magazine
Human behavior, the learning process, creative writing

Lawrence Millett, architectural and urban development reporter, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Architectural history and evaluation, urban planning and financing

Itabari Njeri, feature writer, Living Today section, The Miami Herald
Social history, Western political thought, the relationship between the arts and their social contexts

Stacey Parkins, producer, WITF-TV (Harrisburg, PA)
American history and law, with emphasis on the development of intellectual thought and the treatment of minorities

Deborah Saul, reporter, Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI)
Culture-shaping forces in the American society; history, sociology, psychology, comparative religion

Dianne Selditch, editor, Florida Magazine, The Orlando Sentinel
Optimism in the American character, as reflected in history, literature and the motion picture