Past Fellows: 1998-1999

The Journalism Fellows are a joy to teach and learn from. Year after year, they show up in my classes engaged, infomed, talented, and receptive. They give and grow prodigiously. After they leave, they become even better journalists than they were before.

Catharine A. MacKinnon
Professor of Law

1998-1999 Fellows and their study projects are:

Hilary Appelman, correspondent, The Associated Press (Jerusalem).
The role of religion and fundamentalism in Middle East politics.

Marcelo Barreto, sportswriter, O Globo, (Rio de Janiero).
The dramatic transition of sports figures from the ghetto to stardom.

James Bruggers, staff writer, Contra Costa (CA) Times.
Energy and transportation.

Eve Byron, reporter, Helena (MT) Independent Record.
Ethics, the Internet and the narrative.

Nancy Cooney, executive sports editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Political science and literature.

Hayes Ferguson, Latin America correspondent, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune.
Latin American immigration and its impact on American culture, economics and politics.

Thao Hua, reporter, Los Angeles Times.
Immigration and its effects on the justice system in areas of affirmative action, labor and civil rights.

Seogyoo Kang, copy editor, The Joongang llbo (Seoul).
New media and communication.

M.A.J. McKenna, staff writer and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The scientific, cultural, economic and political factors of response to public health threats.

Robyn Meredith, correspondent, the New York Times.
Business reporting in the post-Cold War world.

Cacilie Rohwedder, staff reporter, The Wall Street Journal Europe.
East-West Relations in the post-Cold War era.

Jon Silverman, home affairs correspondent, BBC (London).
The handling of Nazi war crime issues in England and the U.S.

Steve Twedt, staff writer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The impact of managed health care on rural Americans.

Liu Weiling, assistant director economic news, China Daily.
International markets.

Paul Wilborn, reporter and columnist, St. Petersburg Times.
The impact of popular culture on social systems.

Sherri Winston, columnist and reporter, Sun-Sentinel (South Florida).
The art of storytelling in prose and poetry.