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Paula Stern, of the Stern Group, was given an award for promoting racial harmony by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, of New York. The group's chairman is Russell Simmons.
The Nieman Foundation selected Alma Guillermoprieto as a fellow this year. Alma, a contributor to The New Yorker, also had her book about her year teaching ballet in Cuba, "Dancing with Cuba: A Memoir of the Revolution," translated from the Spanish and published by Pantheon Books.
"The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson," by John Judis was published before the election by Simon & Schuster.
David Lamb's latest book, "Vietnam, Now: A Reporter Returns," was published this year by Public Affairs/ Perseus Books Group. Davis is the only newspaper reporter who covered the Vietnam War and later moved to Hanoi to cover the peace. David is back in the U.S., after covering the war in the West Bank for the Los Angeles Times.
Invasive alien species of animals and plants are the subject of Yvonne Baskin's book, "A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines: The Growing Threat of Species Invasions" (Island Press.) Yvonne is based in Montana, where she writes for Natural History, Science, Discover and The Atlantic Monthly.
The Black Caucus of the American Library Awards honored Wil Haygood with its 2004 non-fiction award for "Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr." (Knopf). Will is a writer for the Washington Post's Style section. Wil did a reading of his book at the AFI Theatre in Silver Spring, along with a showing of "Robin and the 7 Hoods."
Charlise Lyles is the editor of "CATALYST Cleveland" magazine, which provides independent reporting and analysis on urban school reform. She launched the effort in her hometown five years ago with the support of "CATALYST Chicago." She can be reached at:
www.catalyst-cleveland.org.
Simon & Schuster published "Vows of Silence: Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II, by Jason Berry and Gerald Renner. The authors were recipients of the Fund for Investigative Journalism's book award.
Joseph Rodriguez's latest book, "Juvenile," was published by PowerHouse Books. He was interviewed by Aaron Brown on Newsnight for an hour.
Harry Abrams Publisher has issued, "Ireland Ever: The Photographs of Jill Freedman," with texts by Frank McCourt and Malachy McCourt. Jill's book was chosen by the National Press Club for inclusion in its book fair. Jill has relocated to New York from Florida.
Randy Olson photographed a National Geographic article on Iraq's antiquities war, following a team of archaeologists from Baghdad to Babylon.
Kay Mills' book about the landmark communications law case that forced broadcasters to hire more minorities and cover their entire community was published by the University Press of Mississippi. Its title is, "Changing Channels: The Civil Rights Case That Transformed Television." The Freedom Forum hosted a book party for Kay this fall in Arlington, Virginia.
Columbia University awarded a 2004 Maria Moors Cabot Prize to Joel Millman for outstanding reporting on Latin America. Joel is the Wall Street Journal's U.S.-Mexico border bureau chief. Joel is the seventh Alicia Patterson fellow to win the prize, which is the oldest international award in journalism. The others are Penny Lernoux (APF'76), Alma Guillermoprieto (APF '85), Guy Gugliotta (APF'85) Sam Quinones, (APF '88), Pam Constable (APF'89) and Mac Margolis (APF '90).
A book of Jason Eskenazi's photos of Russia, "Memoratopia: A Fairytale of the Soviet Monolith," was short-listed for the European Book Award.
Alexander Stille's APF project has been turned into a book, "The Future of the Past," published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Jose Luis Villegas and Marcos Breton have collaborated on a photo book on Latin baseball. "Home is Everything: the Latin Baseball Story," is published by Cinco Puntos Publishing, El Paso, TX. Jose shot the photographs, Marcos wrote an essay and Orlando Cepeda wrote the foreword. Jose and Marcos are on the staff of the Sacramento Bee.
"Unveiled: The Hidden Lives of Nuns," Cheryl Reed's book based on her Patterson work, was published by Berkeley Books. Cheryl is a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Zana Briski's project of giving cameras to children in India was part of an exhibition of children's photography at Lincoln Center in New York City. "Outside the Frame," organized by PixelPress and presented in conjunction with the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival included her project, "The Kids of Sonagachi: Photographs by the Children of Calcutta's Red Light District." Zana and Ross Kauffman have filmed a one-hour documentary, "Brothel Kids," which won the audience award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, plus awards from film festivals in Cleveland, Nashville, Bermuda, Durango and the Amnesty International Film Festival. Zana has set up a Kids With Cameras non-profit involving Israeli, Palestinian and Haitian children.
Chris Bull is now senior political correspondent for PlanetOutInc.com, in San Francisco. He writes a column, Bull's Eye, and continues his interest in baseball, with his office just a few blocks from SBC Park. He co-authored a 2003 book with Billy Bean, "Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major-League Baseball" (Avalon Publishing Group).
Earl Dotter's photo essay and article, "Winter Harvest of Danger," which was based on his Alicia Patterson research, appeared in Maritime Life and Traditions magazine.
Roger Atwood's book, based on his Patterson reports, was published by St. Martin's Press. It's titled, "Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers and the Looting of the Ancient World."
Donatella Lorch left Newsweek to become director of the Knight International Press Fellowships in Washington. She can now be reached at lorch@icfj.org.
John Margolies' photographs were part of a State Department presentation in London, where he gave a talk at the Building Centre Trust. He also lectured at the Seattle Art Museum about his photographs from the American roadside.
Larry Tye's book, based on his Patterson research, was published by Henry Holt. "Rising From the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class" also had book parties at several train stations, including those in Boston and Washington, which honored several of the porters who were interviewed.
Benoit Denizet-Lewis wrote a cover story for The New York Times Magazine on "Whatever Happened to Teen Romance?" He also discussed the story on NPR's Talk of the Nation. He has just signed a contract with Simon & Schuster to write a book about addiction in America.