15 Journalists Selected for Immigration Fellowship
Fifteen journalists have been selected for a fellowship program on the educational, economic and social issues faced by immigrant children and their families. The Institute for Justice & Journalism will conduct its annual fellowship training program at Georgia State University in Atlanta, April 7-10.
Among the featured speakers are Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Martha Mendoza of the Associated Press, who will teach a workshop on investigative techniques, and immigration attorney Dan Kowalski, who will conduct an immigration law seminar.
As part of their fellowships, reporters will be working on projects that will be published or broadcast by their news organizations. The fellows and their affiliated media outlets are:
Isaias Alvarado, La Opinion, Los Angeles
Monsy Alvarado, The Record, Bergen County, New Jersey
Marlon Bishop, Latino USA, New York
Yvette Cabrera, Voice of Orange County, Santa Ana, Calif.
Fernanda Echavarri, Arizona Public Media, Tucson
Kristofer Husted, KBIA/Harvest Public Media, Columbia, Mo.
Amy Kiley, WABE, Atlanta Lomi Kriel, Houston Chronicle
Sonia Narang, freelance radio journalist, southern Calif.
Laura Palminsano, KVNF Community Radio, western Colorado
Elida Perez, El Paso Times Jeremy Raff, KQED, San Francisco
Perla Trevizo, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Daily News
Amy Yurkanin, Birmingham News
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