Meet the Fellows
The current group of Knight Fellows showcases journalists and journalism entrepreneurs from around the world.
Class of 2013
Producer/engineer, WTTW-TV PBS, Chicago
[email protected], @ba1245
Project: A trans-media platform allowing audiences to virtually experience historical events.
Editor, EFE News Services, San Jose, California
[email protected], @Avilesm
Project: A content-sharing platform for independent Hispanic media to enable them to build larger audiences.
Business journalist, Le Figaro, Paris, France
[email protected], @M_C_B
Project: A tool to personalize the news experience for consumers seeking context in a 24-7 news cycle.
Founder, owner and publisher, Carson Now, Carson City, Nevada
[email protected], @kirkcaraway
Project: A revenue-generation system for local news websites combining advertising and social media.
China correspondent, Al Jazeera English
[email protected], @melissakchan
Project: An online toolkit for journalists to protect their computers against hackers and safeguard communications with sources.
Freelance correspondent, Univision Network, Managua, Nicaragua
[email protected]
Project: A training program and digital delivery service to support journalists covering local news in regions outside the capital.
Editor, Voice of San Diego
[email protected], @AndrewDonohue
Project: Sustainable investigative news projects built around crowd-sourcing, transparency and narrative storytelling.
Business editor, Thomson Reuters, São Paulo, Brazil (Knight Foundation Latin American Fellow)
[email protected], @drigarcia
Project: A collaborative platform to promote the creation of entrepreneurial models for journalism in Brazil
Blogs director, Phoenix New Media, Beijing, China (Enlight Foundation Fellow)
[email protected], @lixiaoming
Project: Explore web-based, interactive journalism about social change in China.
Editions coordinator, multimedia, The Wall Street Journal Americas
[email protected], @wlievano
Project: A contextual, multimedia wire service for Spanish-language publications.
Transportation writer, The Dallas Morning News
[email protected], @lindenberger
Project: An engaged online community focused on smart content.
Director of maps, National Geographic Magazine, Washington D.C.
[email protected], @wemcn
Project: An online tutorial and short course to introduce and promote interactive mapping excellence to journalists.
Managing editor, Premium Times Services, Abuja, Nigeria
[email protected], @Musikilu
Project: A platform to connect Nigerian journalists with vital records and other resources for in-depth reporting.
Freelance writer and radio reporter, Budapest, Hungary (Lyle and Corrine Nelson International Fellow)
[email protected], @napifix
Project: An online "press freedom kit" with a database of media laws, best practices in legislation and a platform for journalists and media advocates.
Editor/owner, Racialicious.com, Washington D.C.
[email protected], @latoyapeterson
Project: To democratize communication and societal participation through the multimedia and text capabilities of mobile technology.
Technology writer, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA
[email protected], @dsarno
Project: Video tutorials showing journalists how to quickly build touchable, 3-D computer graphics for news.
Production chief, RK Productions, Beirut, Lebanon
[email protected], @semaanmariam
Project: An innovation incubator for Arab youth to help them shape the future journalism landscape through entrepreneurial projects.
Media consultant, Budapest, Hungary
[email protected]
Project: Research the use of image forensic tools to identify manipulation in potential news photographs.
Executive media consultant, Porto, Portugal
[email protected], @nunovargas
Project: A contextualized search tool to help journalists integrate photos, video and graphics with news chronologies.
Foreign correspondent, NPR News, Berlin
[email protected]
Project: A digital international news platform using all aspects of new media.
New media entrepreneur, Oakland, Calif.
[email protected], @Kweston
Project: A sustainable, replicable non-profit business model for community-based media, with a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area.