More than two dozen journalists – reporters, editors, broadcasters and a photographer – are participating in two seminars this week focusing on the intersection of race and journalism. Hopefully, all will return to their newsrooms with a better understanding of what Keith Woods, dean of Poynter’s faculty, calls one of “America’s most bedeviling issues.
The 2005 Institute for Justice and Journalism Racial Justice Fellows are:
- Pauline Arrillaga, National Writer, Associated Press.
- Chad Blair, Political Reporter, Hawaii Public Radio.
- Rene Ciria-Cruz, Editor/Writer, Pacific News Service and New California Media.
- Louis Freedberg, Editorial Writer, San Francisco Chronicle.
- Joe Johnson, Reporter, Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald.
- Kimbriell Kelly, Reporter, Chicago Reporter.
- Claudia Melendez, Reporter, Monterey County Herald.
- Kay Mills, Freelance Writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- Heidi Pickman, Independent Producer, Weekend America.
- Rachanee Srisavasdi, Courts Reporter, Orange County Register.
- Peggy Townsend, Reporter, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel.
- John White, Photojournalist, South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
The participants in the Poynter Institute’s “Writing About Race” group are:
- Lola Alapo, Reporter, Knoxville News Sentinel.
- Jonathan Bethely, Reporter, Marion (Ind.) Chronicle-Tribune.
- Jacques Billeaud, Reporter, Associated Press.
- Stella Chávez, Reporter, Dallas Morning News.
- Michael Easterbrook, Reporter, Raleigh News & Observer.Dee Graham, Student, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg.
- Nikole Hannah-Jones, Reporter, Raleigh News & Observer.
- Marjorie Hernandez, Reporter, Ventura (Calif.) County Star.
- Jeff Kunerth, Minority Affairs Reporter, Orlando Sentinel.
- Val Lee, Reporter, Navajo Times.
- Alden Loury, Senior Editor, Chicago Reporter.
- David Penticuff, Assistant Managing Editor, Marion (Ind.) Chronicle-Tribune.
- Shannon Shaw, Reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican.
- Sherri Williams, Reporter, Columbus Dispatch.
- Jeri Young, Assistant Features Editor, Winston-Salem Journal.
