Class of 2009
Fellows are listed alphabetically, with original titles and employers from their fellowship year.
Isra’ al Rubei’i — Baghdad, Iraq
reporter, National Public Radio
Knight Journalism Fellow
Christopher Allbritton
journalist, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, freelance
Knight Journalism Fellow
Stephanie Banchero — Chicago, Illinois
education reporter, Chicago Tribune
Knight Journalism Fellow
Federica Bianchi — Rome, Italy
editor, reporter, L’Espresso
Knight Journalism Fellow
Dionne Bunsha — Mumbai, India
senior assistant editor, Frontline Magazine
Knight Journalism Fellow
Diane Cardwell — New York, New York
City Hall bureau chief, The New York Times
Knight Journalism Fellow
Chanda Chisala — Lusaka, Zambia
president and editor, Zambia Online
Knight Journalism Fellow
Babak Dehghanpisheh
Baghdad bureau chief, Newsweek
Knight Journalism Fellow
Pedro Doria — São Paulo, Brazil
technology columnist, writer, Estadão
Knight Latin American Fellow
Jeff Elder — Charlotte, North Carolina
columnist, Charlotte Observer
Knight Journalism Fellow
Abebe Gellaw — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
editor-in-chief, Addis Voice/Addisvoice.com
Yahoo! International Fellow
Joel Gutiérrez-González — Managua, Nicaragua
news director, Televicentro de Nicaragua/Canal 2
Knight Foundation Latin American Fellow
Andrew Haeg — St. Paul, Minnesota
senior producer,analyst, American Public Media
Knight Journalism Fellow
Burt Herman
Korea chief of bureau, Associated Press
Knight Journalism Fellow
Lee Hockstader — Washington, D.C.
editorial board, The Washington Post
Knight Journalism Fellow
Natalia Koulinka — Minsk, Belarus
news editor, Radio Station Unistar 99.5
Lyle and Corrine Nelson International Fellow
Weican (Watson) Meng — Durham, North Carolina
chief editor, manager, Boxun News
Knight Journalism Fellow
Michael Rezendes — Boston, Massachusetts
investigative reporter, The Boston Globe
Knight Journalism Fellow
Antonio Ruiz-Camacho — Houston, Texas
managing editor, Rumbo newspapers
Knight Journalism Fellow
Geri Smith
Mexico bureau chief, chief Latin American correspondent, BusinessWeek
Knight Journalism Fellow
Janine Zacharia — New York, New York
diplomatic correspondent, Bloomberg News
Knight Journalism Fellow