Media Fellowships
On Monday, July 13, the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance sponsored a cruise for our guests on Pittsburgh's first green boat, the Explorer of the river education nonprofit organization RiverQuest. From L to R: Lindsay France, Margaret Kriz, Tim Wheeler, David Ledford (in back), Hanneke Brooymans, Deb Lange, and David Dzombak.
Each year, The Steinbrenner Institute names a select group of esteemed national media specialists to its Media Fellowship program. The invited journalists spend four days on the Carnegie Mellon campus, meeting faculty and getting a personal look at some of the university's environmental research. The Steinbrenner Media Fellowships are designed to provide an opportunity for media specialists to expand their knowledge of environmental issues and to interact in depth with environmental engineers, scientists and policy analysts; increase exposure of Carnegie Mellon faculty specializing in environmental research to the media in a variety of sectors including print, broadcast, and online arenas; and provide the news media with immediate information for story development and ultimate publication.
The 2009 Media Fellows:
Tim Wheeler, Environmental Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
David Ledford, Executive Editor, Gannett's The News Journal in New Castle, Delaware
Margaret Kriz, Environmental Correspondent, National Journal
Lindsay France, Producer & Reporter, ABC Seattle/Tacoma
Hanneke Brooymans, Environmental Reporter, Edmonton Journal in Alberta, Canada
The 2008 Media Fellows:
Jeff Burnside, Producer, WTVJ NBC 6 Miami
Cheryl Hogue, Senior Editor, Chemical & Engineering News
Janet Raloff, Senior Editor-Policy, Science News
Roseanne Skirble, Senior Reporter, Voice of America
The 2007 Media Fellows:
Bette Hileman, Senior Editor, Chemical & Engineering News
John Sullivan, Editor, BNA’s Bureau of Environmental
Kara Sissell, Senior Editor, Chemical Week
2006 Media Fellows:
Zachary Coile, The San Francisco Chronicle
Catherine M. Cooney, Environmental Science and Technology
Chuck Quirmbach, Wisconsin Public Radio/NPR affiliate
2005 Media Fellows:
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Katherine Bouma, The Birmingham News
For more information about the Steinbrenner Institute Media Fellowship program please contact Chriss Swaney, Director of Public Relations (412.268.5776).