Class of 1986

The 1986 Knight Fellows in standing rows on Stanford steps, grayscale photo.

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

Eric Black — Minneapolis, Minnesota
special projects reporter, Star Tribune
Knight Journalism Fellow

Anwomea Blay — Accra, Ghana
assistant editor, Ghana Broadcasting Corp.
Reuters Foundation Fellow

Sandra Boodman — Washington D.C.
reporter, The Washington Post
Knight Journalism Fellow

Colette Braeckman — Brussels, Belgium
reporter, Le Soir
Knight Journalism Fellow

Lorraine Branham — Baltimore, Maryland
Night metropolitan editor, The Baltimore Sun
Knight Journalism Fellow

Joe Distelheim — Detroit, Michigan
sports editor, Detroit Free Press
Knight Journalism Fellow

James W. Harper — St. Petersburg, Florida
staff writer, music critic, St. Petersburg Times
Knight Journalism Fellow

Paul Jansen — Singapore
assistant editor, The Straits Times
Reuters Foundation Fellow

Andras Kepes — Budapest, Hungary
deputy editor-in-chief, Hungarian Television
Knight Journalism Fellow

Linda Kriger — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
medical writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Knight Journalism Fellow

Stephen Lindbeck — Anchorage, Alaska
editorial page editor, Anchorage Daily News
Knight Journalism Fellow

Jim McGee — Miami, Florida
investigative reporter, Miami Herald
Knight Journalism Fellow

James Mitchell — San Jose, California
business editor, San Jose Mercury News
Knight Journalism Fellow

Celina Rodriguez — Guadalajara, Mexico
reporter, Notisistema
Knight Journalism Fellow

Toshimitsu Shigemura — Tokyo, Japan
Seoul correspondent, Mainichi Shimbun
Knight Journalism Fellow

Jochen Siemens — Frankfurt, West Germany
political editor, Frankfurter Rundschau
German Marshall Fund Fellow

Mary Voboril — Miami, Florida
staff writer, Miami Herald
Knight Journalism Fellow

Richard Whitmire
Pentagon reporter, Gannett News Service
Knight Journalism Fellow

Rita Williams — Oakland, California
reporter, KTVU-TV
Knight Journalism Fellow