John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford

Oleksandr Akymenko

Lyle and Corrine Nelson International Fellow
Publisher, platfor.ma, Kyiv, Ukraine
akymenko@stanford.edu, @akymenko_o

Challenge: How can we implement new business models to sustain independent media in developing markets?

Nathalie Alvaray

Yahoo! International Fellow
Director of content, runrun.es, Caracas, Venezuela
nalvaray@stanford.edu, @nathahari

Challenge: How might we promote media entrepreneurship in adverse political and economic conditions?

Sarah Alvarez

Former senior producer and reporter, Michigan Radio, Ann Arbor, Mich.
swa38@stanford.edu, @SarahAlvarezMI

Challenge: How do we fill the information gaps faced by low-income news consumers?

Susie Cagle

Independent reporter and illustrator, Oakland, Calif.
scagle@stanford.edu, @susie_c

Challenge: How can we better support the growing field of professional media freelancers?

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Former staff writer, Vox.com, Washington, D.C.
jenee.desmondharris@stanford.edu, @jdesmondharris

Challenge: How can we translate the best information about race in America to conversation-changing journalism?

Jacob Fenton

Former editorial engineer, Sunlight Foundation, Washington, D.C.
jsfenton@stanford.edu

Challenge: How can journalists extract data from scanned government documents?

Liz Gannes

Senior editor, Re/code, San Francisco
lgannes@stanford.edu, @lizgannes

Challenge: How can we use location as a layer and a filter for displaying and distributing news?

Aaron Glantz

Veterans reporter, The Center for Investigative Reporting, Emeryville, Calif.
aglantz@stanford.edu, @Aaron_Glantz

Challenge: How can we deliver public interest journalism that cuts through the noise?

Huawei Ling

Enlight Foundation Fellow
Managing editor, Caixin Weekly, Beijing
huawei@stanford.edu

Challenge: How can we structure news organizations to support innovation and restore the influence of quality journalism?

Astrid Maier

Tech editor, manager magazin, Hamburg, Germany
amaier@stanford.edu, @MaierAstrid

Challenge: How might we find new paths to empower women in newsrooms to take on leadership positions?

Tonya Mosley

Broadcast contributor, Al Jazeera America, Seattle
mosleyt@stanford.edu, @tonyamosley

Challenge: How might we help journalists confront personal biases?

Kristen Muller

Senior managing editor, Southern California Public Radio, Los Angeles
kmuller2@stanford.edu, @KrisMul

Challenge: How can public radio leverage its passionate audience to take a more proactive role during crises?

Jacqueline Park

Executive director, The Walkley Foundation, Sydney
jacquip@stanford.edu, @jaquipark

Challenge: What support do journalists need to build sustainable new media ventures?

Daniela Pinheiro

Knight Foundation Latin American Fellow
Senior reporter, Revista Piauí, Rio de Janeiro
dvelho@stanford.edu, @danielavelho

Challenge: How can we redesign newsrooms to be digital-first without losing their journalistic soul?

Tracie Powell

Founder and editor, All Digitocracy, Washington, D.C.
tracie@stanford.edu, @TMPowell

Challenge: How can newsrooms expand their audiences and connect with increasingly diverse users?

Naomi Starkman

Founder and editor-in-chief, Civil Eats, Sonoma County, Calif.
nstarkma@stanford.edu, @naomistarkman

Challenge: How can we make food policy news part of our daily media diet?

Matilde Suescun

Director, digital, community empowerment initiatives, Univision, Miami
msuescun@stanford.edu, @matisu19

Challenge: How can we develop a narrative about education on mobile devices for Spanish-speaking Hispanics?

Craig Timberg

National technology reporter, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
ctimberg@stanford.edu, @craigtimberg

Challenge: How can we put foreign correspondence on sound financial footing in a digital news marketplace?

Subramaniam Vincent

Managing director/editor-in-chief, Oorvani Media, Bangalore, India
subbuvincent@stanford.edu, @subbuvincent

Challenge: How can city newsrooms track and capture data from complex issues independent of reporters’ efforts?