Fellows

Knight Fellows are experienced media professionals who are selected to lead projects based on their journalism, management and language skills.

Current Fellows

Current fellows

Fellow Fellowship
Juan Manuel Casanueva
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Coding for Latin America: Using new technology to improve lives 2014 – 2015
Nasr ul Hadi
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
India: Improving News Technologies and Access to Information 2015
Christopher Guess
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Improving Sustainability in Investigative Journalism 2014 – 2015
Stephen Abbott Pugh
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening storytelling & audience engagement through data journalism & civic innovation 2015 – 2016
Chris Roper
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening storytelling & audience engagement through data journalism & civic innovation 2015 – 2016
Raymond Joseph
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening storytelling & audience engagement through data journalism & civic innovation 2015 – 2016
Shaheryar Popalzai
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Pakistan: Driving citizen engagement and collaboration on open data 2014 – 2015
Catherine Gicheru
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening storytelling & audience engagement through data journalism & civic innovation 2015 – 2016
Jane Smith
 		Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Jorge Luis Sierra
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Panama: Develop a New System to Map and Investigate Crime and Corruption 2010 – 2013
Global: Bolstering Digital Security and Data Privacy for Journalists around the World 2015
Mariano Blejman
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Argentina: Launch an Innovation Challenge to Promote the Development of Digital Media in Latin America 2013 – 2015
Justin Arenstein
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening storytelling & audience engagement through data journalism & civic innovation 2015 – 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa: Spurring Innovation and Experimentation in Newsrooms 2011 – 2014
Nigeria: Increasing Citizen Engagement With Health News 2014

Past fellows

Fellow Fellowship
Elsabet Samuel Tadesse
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Ethiopia: Launch the Country's First Health Journalists' Association 2011 – 2015
Babatunde Akpeji
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Nigeria: Giving Citizens in the Niger Delta a Voice on Health Issues 2012 – 2013
Nigeria: Increasing Citizen Engagement With Health News 2014
Friedrich Lindenberg
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Africa: Improving and Expanding Technology 2014 – 2015
Rahma Mian
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Pakistan: Driving citizen engagement and collaboration on open data 2014 – 2015
Declan Okpalaeke
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Nigeria: Launch New Pan-African Health Journalists' Network 2011 – 2014
Nigeria: Increasing Citizen Engagement With Health News 2014
Mariana Santos
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Latin America: Improve Interactive Storytelling and Create a Corps of Tech-savvy Women in Newsrooms 2013 – 2014
Cece Modupe Fadope
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Nigeria: Increasing Citizen Engagement With Health News 2014
Oluseun Onigbinde
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Nigeria: Increasing Citizen Engagement With Health News 2014
Sandra Crucianelli
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Argentina: Create Tools to Collect, Analyze and Visualize Data for Investigative Stories 2012 – 2013
Laboratorio Electoral, 'Cuida Tu Voto' 2014
Gustavo Faleiros
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Brazil: Launch a Digital Map That Uses Open Data to Monitor the Amazon 2012 – 2013
Brazil: Expand the Use of Satellite Mapping and Other Technologies to Improve Environmental Reporting 2013 – 2014
Miguel Paz
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Chile: Expand Poderopedia, a Site Linking Business and Politics, Across the Region 2013 – 2014
Laboratorio Electoral, 'Cuida Tu Voto' 2014
Harry Surjadi
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Indonesia: Launch a Mobile Environmental News Service for Rural Communities 2011 – 2012
Indonesia: Expand Environmental Coverage  2007 – 2008
Kathie Klarreich
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Haiti: Track Aid Funds to Ensure a Strong Recovery 2010 – 2012
Shubhranshu Choudhary
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
India: Use Mobile Technology to Bring News to Isolated Tribal Communities 2009 – 2012
Mercedes Sayagues
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Mozambique: Bring Rural Health Issues to National Attention 2009 – 2012
Ayman Salah
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Middle East: Launch a Network to Connect Journalists with IT Experts 2011 – 2012
Siddhartha Dubey
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
India: Enhance a Cutting-Edge, Multimedia Academy and Help Make it Sustainable 2011 – 2013
Christopher Conte
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Uganda: Setting a New Standard for Health Journalism in Africa 2008 – 2011
India: Enhance a Cutting-Edge, Multimedia Academy and Help Make it Sustainable 2011
Edem Djokotoe
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Malawi: Shedding Light on Development in One of Africa’s Poorest Countries 2010 – 2011
Hena Cuevas
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Peru: Create the First Broadcast Training Center 2010 – 2011
Joachim Buwembo
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Tanzania: Put the Spotlight on Rural Development 2009 – 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa: Build a Network of Climate-Change Reporters 2011 – 2012
Kannaiah Venkatesh
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
India: Make Government Data More Accessible to Journalists 2010 – 2011
Mia Malan
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
South Africa: Give Health News a Higher Profile 2009 – 2011
Rachel Jones
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Kenya: Promote Better Health Coverage, Better Policies 2008 – 2011
Ross Settles
Knight International Journalism Fellowships 1992 – 2011
Malaysia: Design a Business Model for Robust Citizen Journalism 2010 – 2011