1996 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship Winners


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31st Annual Competition

Seven journalists have been selected for the 31st class of Alicia Patterson fellows. A full report on their projects and background will be included in the next APF Reporter.

Maud Beelman
Reporter, Associated Press, Vienna, Austria.
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Former Yugoslavia

Jason Eskenazi
Freelance photographer, New York City
Russia Faces West: The Last Revolution

Andrew Meier
Freelance writer/associate editor, PNS, San Francisco, CA.
Ethnic Conflict in the Former Soviet Union

Laura Parker
Reporter, Detroit News, Washington, D.C.
Coping with Illiteracy: One Town's Burden, a Nation's Shame

Alexander Stille
Freelance writer, Atlanta, GA.
The Future of the Past

Marcos Breton and José Luis Villegas
Staff writer and photographer, Sacramento Bee.
"Lost Field of Dreams: The Forgotten Legacy of Latins in American Baseball"

(Photos by Ira J. Schwarz)

Judges for the 31th Annual Competition were:

Sandy Close, editor, Pacific News Service
Stephen Hess, author and writer, The Brookings Institution
Jim Fiedler, Jr, photo editor, U.S. News and World Report
Tony Marro, editor, Newsday
Marcia Slacum-Greene, reporter, The Washington Post
Zofia Smardz, Washington writer and former APF Fellow
Juan Walte, assistant editorial page editor, USA TODAY

	Maud Beelman Reporter, Associated Press, Vienna, Austria. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Former Yugoslavia
	Jason Eskenazi Freelance photographer, New York City Russia Faces West: The Last Revolution
	Andrew Meier Freelance writer/associate editor, PNS, San Francisco, CA. Ethnic Conflict in the Former Soviet Union
	Laura Parker Reporter, Detroit News, Washington, D.C. Coping with Illiteracy: One Town's Burden, a Nation's Shame
	Alexander Stille Freelance writer, Atlanta, GA. The Future of the Past
	Marcos Breton and José Luis Villegas Staff writer and photographer, Sacramento Bee. "Lost Field of Dreams: The Forgotten Legacy of Latins in American Baseball"