Contact: Birgit Rieck, 734-998-7666, email brieck@umich.edu
University of Michigan Names Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows
Ann Arbor, MI – The University of Michigan Knight-Wallace Fellows program has named 13 American journalists for the academic year 2007-2008. Additional international fellows will be designated in June.
While on leave from regular duties, Knight-Wallace Fellows pursue custom-designed sabbatical studies and attend special, twice-weekly seminars at Wallace House, a gift from newsman Mike Wallace and his wife Mary. The group named for the coming academic year is the 35th to be offered fellowships by the University of Michigan.
Each Knight-Wallace Fellow receives all academic fees and a stipend of $55,000, supported by gifts from foundations, news organizations and individuals committed to improving the quality of information reaching the public.
Professor Charles R. Eisendrath, who directs the program, is a former foreign correspondent for Time Magazine with broad experience in print, broadcast and online journalism.
U.S. fellows and their study projects are:
Jamaal Abdul-Alim, education reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
The Impact of Incentives on Student Achievement.
Carol Ann Alaimo, military writer, Arizona Daily Star,
Challenges Facing the U.S. Military.
Kevin Clemens, editor at large and columnist, European Car Magazine,
Solving America’s Automobile Related Transportation Energy Needs.
Tracy Davis, reporter, The Ann Arbor News,
Globalization and World Ecology.
Steve Edwards, host, WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio),
How Latino Immigrants Reshape American Politics, Economics and Culture.
Miles Harvey, freelance,
The Missing Link between Men and Apes.
Colleen Kenney, reporter, Lincoln Journal Star,
Applying Poetry Techniques to Narrative Writing.
Kate Linebaugh, reporter, The Wall Street Journal,
Asia’s Wealth Gap: Capital, Consumption and Inequality.
Matthew Moyer, freelance photographer,
Documentary Films and Building a Photo Agency.
Ronald Pereira Parsons, assistant managing editor and director of production, Yahoo! News,
The Role of Automation and Technology in the Next Generation of Online Journalism.
Rochelle Riley, columnist, Detroit Free Press,
How Multimedia Empires are Built.
Brad Schrade, reporter, The Tennessean,
The Intersection of Money and Politics.
Sam Skolnik, reporter, Las Vegas Sun,
The Rise of Problem Gambling in America.
