Laura Daverio
China Correspondent, La 7 (Italy) and RSI Swiss Italian TV
Study Plan: The appeal of authoritarianism
William Foreman
South China Chief, The Associated Press
Study Plan: The transformation of North Korea
Antonio Gois
Reporter, Folha de São Paulo
Study Plan: School evaluations: what they really tell us about schools and teachers
Amber Hunt
Reporter, Detroit Free Press
Study Plan: Embracing empathy in urban crime reporting
Ju-Seung Lee
Senior Reporter, MBC-TV (Seoul)
Study Plan: Climate change - crisis or chance?
Todd Leopold
Producer, CNN.com
Study Plan: Increasing the social merit of entertainment news
Alec MacGillis
National Staff Reporter, The Washington Post
Study Plan: America's political agenda
Ted Mellnik
Database Editor, The Charlotte Observer
Study Plan: Using hyper-local data to evaluate neighborhood public services
Ana Laura Perez
Reporter, Viva Magazine - Clarín (Buenos Aires)
Study Plan: The role of traitors in the context of Argentina in the 70s
Nick Perry
Higher Education Reporter, The Seattle Times
Study Plan: Are American colleges failing their students?
Justin Pope
National Higher Education Reporter, The Associated Press
Study Plan: Challenges of mass-scale higher education
Matthew Power
Contributing Editor, Harper's
Study Plan: Transportation and other urban issues in the 21st centruy
Emily Richmond
Education Reporter, Las Vegas Sun
Study Plan: Evaluating single sex education
Christopher Sherman
Rio Grande Valley Correspondent, The Associated Press
Study Plan: The psychological, physical and economical effects of armed conflict on local populations
Harry Siegel
Contributing Editor, Politico
Study Plan: The impact of the internet on social discourse
James Thomas
Web Editor, Detroit Free Press
Study Plan: Improving technical know-how in the newsroom
Liu Tianzhao
Commentator-in-Chief, Southern Metropolis Daily (China)
Study Plan: The influence of media- and internet activism on social movements
John Walton
Senior Broadcast Journalist, BBC
Study Plan: Data-driven journalism and its uses in interactive storytelling