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Class of 1989

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The 1988 Knight Fellows in standing rows on Stanford steps, grayscale photo.

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

Ergun Babahan — Istanbul, Turkey
national desk editor, Hurriyet Haber Ajansi
German Marshall Fund Fellow

Jeff Bradley — Toronto, Canada
Toronto bureau chief, Associated Press
Knight Journalism Fellow

Gordon Earle — New York, New York
senior producer, McNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Knight Journalism Fellow

Stuart Gannes — New York, New York
associate editor, Fortune
Knight Journalism Fellow

Tom Gibboney — Homer, Alaska
editor, Homer News
Knight Journalism Fellow

Steve Harris — Melbourne, Australia
day editor, The Age
Knight Journalism Fellow

John Henry — Austin, Texas
state capitol bureau chief, Austin American-Statesman
Knight Journalism Fellow

Richard Hirschler — Budapest, Hungary
editor and writer, Heti Vilaggazdasag
Knight Journalism Fellow

Anwar Hossain Manju — Dhaka, Bangladesh
senior editor, Daily Sangram
Reuters Foundation Fellow

Barbara Ireland — Buffalo, New York
editorial writer, Buffalo News
Knight Journalism Fellow

Michael Keefe — Denver, Colorado
editorial cartoonist, The Denver Post
Knight Journalism Fellow

Tunji Lardner — Lagos, Nigeria
senior associate editor, Thisweek Magazine
Reuters Foundation Fellow

Jeff Leen — Miami, Florida
reporter, Miami Herald
Knight Journalism Fellow

Nancy Melich — Salt Lake City, Utah
drama critic, The Salt Lake Tribune
Knight Journalism Fellow

Brenda Payton — Oakland, California
columnist, Oakland Tribune
Knight Journalism Fellow

Ellen Shuman — Nashville, Tennessee
senior reporter, WSMV-TV
Knight Journalism Fellow

Luciana Villas-Boas — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
deputy foreign editor, Jornal do Brasil
Knight Foundation Latin American Fellow

John Woestendiek — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
reporter, Philadelphia Inquirer
Knight Journalism Fellow