Past Fellows: 2009-2010

2009- 2010 Fellows and their study projects are:

Molly Ball, political reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal: Economic policy, government spending and taxation in Nevada: The effects of rapid population growth.

Franklyn Cater, senior producer, “All Things Considered,” NPR: The intersections of business, environment, urban planning and design.

Lynette Clemetson, managing editor, The Washington Post/theroot.com: Reporting on families during the financial crisis.

Tom Clynes, contributing editor, National Geographic Adventure: Predicting and preventing global pandemics

Cláudia Collucci, health reporter, Folha de Sao Paulo: The impact of science and technology on health care in developing countries.

Wayne Drehs, senior writer, ESPN.com: Multimedia storytelling.

Craig Gilbert, Washington bureau chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Shifts in rural voting patterns.

Raviv Golan, deputy editor, “Seven Nights,” Yedioth Ahronoth (Tel Aviv): Applying script writing tools to storytelling.

* Julio César Guzmán, editor, Entertainment and Culture, El Tiempo (Bogotá): Reality as it is seen through the Web.

Sabah Hamamou, business reporter, Al-Ahram (Cairo): Economic reform and stability in the Middle East.

David Hawkins, Asia correspondent, Al Jazeera (Kuala Lumpur): The effects of technology on journalism.

Mariana Lajolo, reporter, Folha de Sao Paulo: The impact of major sports events.

Jill McGivering, radio and TV correspondent, BBC (London): The impact of militant radical Islamists on Pashtun women in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Elena Milashina, editor, Special Projects, Novaya Gazeta (Moscow): Local ethnic and religious conflicts in the North Caucasus.

* Tom Parfitt, Moscow correspondent, The Guardian (UK): International diplomacy and Georgia’s breakaway regions.

Shin-Hong Park, political editor, Joongang Ilbo (Seoul): The changing diplomatic balance of the Korean Peninsula.

Kyle Poplin, executive editor, Bluffton (SC) Today Social networks and online communities.

Lily Raff, staff writer, The Bulletin (Bend, OR): The ethos of hunting.

Susan Rucci, contract producer, “Good Morning America,” ABC News: Retirement prospects for Generation X.

Carlos Sacchetto, deputy managing editor and chief of national correspondents, Clarin (Buenos Aires): The Battle for credibility between the Press and Political Power in Argentina.

Valérie Samson, editor/reporter, Le Figaro (Paris): How Barack Obama’s web-based campaign changed American politics.

Christina Samuels, staff writer, Education Week: Applying education research to the classroom.

* Roger Sawyer, deputy editor, BBC Radio (London): Reporting science in an accurate, but inclusive and comprehensible manner.

Brad Tyer, managing editor, Texas Observer: Environmental justice.

* Fall Term only