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Journalists chosen for Gralla Fellows Program at Brandeis
Released on July 05, 2006Contact: Marsha MacEachern, marsham@brandeis.edu or 781-736-4203
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Seventeen journalists from 15 states and Canada have been picked to participate in the 2006 Gralla Fellows Program for Religion Journalists at Brandeis University.
The Gralla Fellows Program, the premiere advanced journalism seminar in the nation on the American Jewish community, is designed to enhance journalists’ knowledge of Judaism, American Jewish life, and trends relevant to religion reporting. The program will be held July 16-20 on the Brandeis University campus. Fellows were selected from a competitive pool of candidates in print, audio, and digital media.
Fellows participate in a series of lectures, seminars, tours, and workshops led by leading scholars, journalists and community leaders. Jonathan D. Sarna, the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, directs the program. He also serves as the director of the Hornstein Professional Jewish Leadership Program at Brandeis University.
Founded in 1998, the Gralla Program is open to journalists in the early and middle stages of their careers. In even-numbered years the program is offered to religion journalists. In odd-numbered years it is offered to journalists in the Jewish press.
The Gralla Fellows Program is made possible by a grant from Milton Gralla, co-founder of Gralla Publications and creator and editor of trade publications for more than 30 years. Fellows receive funding for tuition, room and board, and a travel stipend.
Since 1998, the Gralla Program has trained nearly 150 fellows. The 2006 Gralla Fellows include:
Manya Brachear, staff reporter, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Ill.
Matthew Brown, religion writer, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Md.
Linda Crosson, assistant religion editor, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas
Janice D’Arcy, associate producer, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, District of Columbia
Dana Felty, religion reporter, Savannah Morning News, Savannah, Ga.
Janet Fillmore, religion editor, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
Michael Gartland, religion reporter, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.
Jennifer Green, senior writer, Faith and Ethics, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Brad Greenberg, staff writer, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles, Calif.
Krystal Knapp, metro reporter, The Times of Trenton, Trenton, N.J.
Magin McKenna, staff writer, The News-Star/Gannett Corp., Monroe, La.
Nicole Neroulias, staff writer/ANG Newspapers, San Mateo County Times, San Mateo, Calif.
Catherine O’Donnell, staff reporter, The Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Colette Parker, religion writer, Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio
Jessica Ravitz, staff writer, The Salt Lake City Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ansley Roan, freelance reporter/Religion News Service, New York City, N.Y.
Linda Rodrigues, religion editor, The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.
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