Alumni Updates
2012 Fellow wins prestigious photo award for Lakota Sioux piece in National Geographic
The award recognizes Aaron Huey’s work on “In the Shadow of Wounded Knee,” National Geographic magazine’s cover story in August 2012.
’94 Knight Michelle Johnson named NABJ’s Journalism Educator of the Year
“Michelle Johnson has a legacy of being an effective team member and team leader.”
First immigration hackathon introduces reporters to data exploration technologies
This disconnect between good intentions and real needs can be resolved if trainers take time to observe, listen and learn about the challenges that confront journalists who work outside of the English-speaking world.
iBooks tool helps bring scenes and smells of early San Francisco eateries to life
I knew I had more to share than the newspaper could accommodate, but it wasn’t clear what form that might take.
Producing a collaborative media fellowship model
Scholars and researchers are most often simply used as sources for journalists. We believe that we can do more by collaborating.
El Faro wins two human rights awards
Central American digital newspaper founded by a Knight Fellow wins two human rights awards for reporting in one of the world’s most dangerous regions.
’93 Knight Fellow from Ecuador elected president of IAPA
Former Knight Fellow Jaime Mantilla of Ecuador has been elected president of the Inter American Press Association.
A search for “true” empathy in reporting
The founder of the Public Insight Network explains why he quit his day job, and why journalists are still not getting the full picture.
Former Knight Fellow named president of Unity
Publisher and editor of noted Native American newspaper is new president of the UNITY journalism coalition.
ONA12 energized by Knight Alumni and Fellows
The large number of Knight Fellows present and past attending and participating in this year’s Online News Association Conference reflects their deep involvement in journalism innovation and the evolution of the industry.
Welcome, Alumni
Alumni Updates is the start of something new: a place for you to read news and notes about PJF and Knight Fellow alumni, get the latest scoop on the upcoming 8th Knight Fellowships Reunion, have a direct link to the Knight Alumni Facebook group and more.
Get ready to re-unite in 2013!
The 8th quadrennial Knight Fellowships Reunion is next summer, July 11-14, 2013.
Documentary casts a wide, bright light
Joan Úbeda’s documentary “The Light Bulb Conspiracy” has been a wild success, winning awards and enlightening citizens across the globe.