Brian Akre, auto writer, The Associated Press

Emilia Askari, freelance

Karl Leif Bates, science writer, The Detroit News

Frank Cammuso, editorial cartoonist, Syracuse Newspapers

Thomas Grant, reporter, KREM-2 News (Spokane)

Eric Harrison, Atlanta bureau chief, Los Angeles Times

Karen Hosler, congressional correspondent, The Baltimore Sun

Michael Knisley, senior writer, The Sporting News

Barbara Koster, producer, ABC News' "Good Morning America"

Key-dong Lee, deputy foreign editor, Seoul Daily News

Mary Lockhart, producer, NBC News' "Dateline NBC"

Jan Machecek, editor, Weekly Respect (Prague, Czech Republic)

Liz McMillen, senior editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Sanja Modric, editor-in-chief, Tjednik (Zagreb, Croatia)

Daniel Popkey, columnist, The Idaho Statesman

Elaine Widner, editor, CNN International

Jie Wu, producer, CNBC Asia (Shanghai)