• Christopher Carey, business reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Criminal Subculture in the U.S. Securities Industry
U-M names Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows
May 20, 2005
U-M names Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The University of Michigan Knight-Wallace Fellows program has named 12 national journalists for the academic year 2005-2006. Six international fellows will be designated next month.
While on leave from regular duties, Knight-Wallace Fellows pursue custom-designed sabbatical studies and attend twice-weekly seminars at Wallace House, a gift from newsman Mike Wallace and his wife Mary. The group is the 33rd to be offered fellowships by U-M.
Each Knight-Wallace Fellow receives a stipend of $55,000, supported by gifts from news organizations, foundations and individuals committed to improving the quality of information reaching the public.
Charles R. Eisendrath, who directs the program, is a former foreign correspondent for Time Magazine with broad experience in print, broadcast and online journalism.
Fellows and their study projects are:
• John Bacon, freelance (Work has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Fortune, The New York Times, Time and other publications); The American Institution of Collegiate Athletics.
• Vanessa Bauza, Havana bureau chief, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Challenges Facing Democracy in Latin America.
• Jamie Butters, business and auto industry reporter, Detroit Free Press; China's Economic Transition from Communism to Capitalism.
• Christopher Carey, business reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Criminal Subculture in the U.S. Securities Industry.
• Charles Clover, Middle East and Africa page editor, Financial Times; The Russian Idea of " Eurasianism."
• Gail Gibson, national correspondent, The Baltimore Sun; The Supreme Court and Free Speech in Wartime America.
• Vindu Goel, business editor, San Jose Mercury News; The Impact of Religion on Politics.
• Graham Griffith, senior producer, WBUR (Boston); The Impact of the 1994 Republican Revolution 10 Years Later.
• Drew Lindsay, features editor, The Washingtonian; Education and the "New" Civil Rights Movement.
• Tony Norman, columnist and associate editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Rumor, Religion and Reform in the African-American Experience.
• Lisa Rapaport, reporter, Sacramento Bee; The Business of Healthcare for Immigrants and the Uninsured.
• Fara Warner, freelance (Work has appeared in Fast Company, The New York Times and other publications); China as an Automotive Superpower.
Contact: Birgit Rieck
Phone: (734) 998-7666
E-mail: brieck@umich.edu
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