The Poynter Institute has announced its
2006 Poynter Ethics Fellows class, a group of 16 print and broadcast professionals with strong credentials and a commitment to ethical journalism.
This
class of fellows will meet at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg,
Fla. for one week in March, and for another session during 2007 to
explore, advise and write about key issues before the journalism world.
In between the meetings, they will work with Poynter faculty and other
fellows on projects, bolster their own knowledge, help keep Poynter
grounded in the needs of the industry and share what they've learned
with other journalists. Some of their work will be showcased on Poynter
Online.
"We're excited about working with this year's class of
Fellows given their considerable expertise, experience and interest in
ethics," said
Kelly McBride, Poynter's Ethics group leader, who was a member of the inaugural 2001 Ethics Fellows class when she was a reporter at
The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. She joined the Poynter faculty a year later.
The 2006 Ethics Fellows are:
- Lori Aratani, education writer, The Washington Post
- John F. Burnett, correspondent, National Public Radio
- Richard Chacon, ombudsman, The Boston Globe
- Heidi de Laubenfels, assistant managing editor for visuals and technology, The Seattle Times
- Eric Eyre, reporter, The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette
- Manny Garcia, metro editor, The Miami Herald
- Jeannine Guttman, editor and vice president, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
- Lonnie Isabel, a 28-year veteran of daily newspapers and a university teacher
- Tom Merriman, investigative reporter, WJW Fox 8 (Cleveland)
- Dean Miller, managing editor, Post Register (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
- Amy Morris, executive producer, WLS TV (Chicago)
- The N. Pham, picture editor, Houston Chronicle
- Tim Ryan, assistant news director, KUSA 9 News (Denver)
- Joel Sappell, assistant managing editor and executive editor/Interactive, Los Angeles Times
- Barbara White Stack, editorial writer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Jocelyn Wiener; reporter, The Sacramento Bee
This year's Ethics Fellows program is partially supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
This
is the fifth class of Poynter Ethics Fellows, a program initiated in
2001 to recognize outstanding journalists who demonstrate a concern for
journalism ethics and values.
"We've been very pleased with the commitment of the Poynter Ethics Fellows over the years," said
Bob Steele,
Poynter's senior ethics faculty member, who developed the initial
program. "They've inspired us. They've made us smarter. And, on a very
practical level, they've helped us reach out to other professionals and
to mentor scores of student journalists across the country on ethics
issues."
