Eleven science and medical journalists have been selected as the 2008–2009 Knight Science Journalism Fellows. Coming from the U.S. and five other countries, they are:
Kimani Chege
TechNews Africa and regular contributor to Science Development Network
Nairobi, Kenya
Jonathan Fildes
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
London, UK
Dianne Finch
Health care and science reporter, New Hampshire Public Radio
Concord, New Hampshire
Teresa Firmino
Science and technology journalist, Público daily newspaper
Lisbon, Portugal
Sascha Karberg
Freelance science writer
Berlin, Germany
Alexander Otto
Medical reporter, The News Tribune
Tacoma, Washington
Marcin Rotkiewicz
Journalist, Polityka weekly
Warsaw, Poland
Sabin Russell
Medical writer, The San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco, California
Sharon Weinberger
Freelance writer
Washington, D.C.
Karen Weintraub
Deputy health and science editor, The Boston Globe
Boston, Massachusetts
Rachel Zimmerman
Staff reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Boston, Massachusetts
The new Knights were chosen by a committee comprising Boyce Rensberger, outgoing director of the Fellowships; Philip Hilts, incoming director; Nancy Hopkins, MIT professor of biology; Usha McFarling, Los Angeles Times; and Charles Petit, Knight Science Journalism Tracker.
