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Class of 1985

The 1985 Knight Fellows in standing rows on Stanford steps, grayscale photo.

Fellows are listed alphabetically, with original titles and employers from their fellowship year.

Christine Arnold — Miami, Florida
theater critic, Miami Herald
Knight Journalism Fellow

Christopher Braithwaite — Barton, Vermont
publisher, The Chronicle
Knight Journalism Fellow

Eyum Burnley — Limbe, Cameroon
director of programs, Radio Cameroon
Reuters Foundation Fellow

Evelyn Fierro — Los Angeles, California
producer, newswriter, KNBC-TV
Knight Journalism Fellow

Evelyn Fischer — Bremen, Germany
senior editor, Radio Bremen
German Marshall Fund Fellow

Jon Funabiki — San Diego, California
assistant news editor, The San Diego Union
Knight Journalism Fellow

John Jacobs — San Francisco, California
reporter, The San Francisco Examiner
Knight Journalism Fellow

Dan Li — Beijing, China
chief, English department, Radio Beijing
Knight Journalism Fellow

Eliot Marshall — Washington, D.C.
senior writer, Science Magazine
Knight Journalism Fellow

Kishore Nepal — Kathmandu, Nepal
executive editor, Saptahik Manch
Reuters Foundation Fellow

Carol Ostrom — Seattle, Washington
reporter, The Seattle Times
Knight Journalism Fellow

Charles Radin — Boston, Massachusetts
environment reporter, The Boston Globe
Knight Journalism Fellow

Steven Raymer — Washington, D.C.
photographer, National Geographic
Knight Journalism Fellow

Paulynn Sicam — Makati City, Philippines
reporter, freelance
Knight Journalism Fellow

Susan Smith — Rochester, New York
medical reporter, Times-Union
Knight Journalism Fellow

Kate Sylvester — Washington, D.C.
Washington bureau chief, National Law Journal
Knight Journalism Fellow

Nancy Szokan — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
assistant foreign editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Knight Journalism Fellow

Shan-Fook Yong — Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
executive editor, The Star
Knight Journalism Fellow