Readings and reference materials are given to each participant. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 12. Stephen Buckles, economics professor, Vanderbilt University. Investing Principles Translating numbers, Writing the Complicated Story Reporters and editors from independent news organizations, and freelancers working for independent media, are welcome to apply. The Knight Center encourages women and minority applicants.
Fellowships cover instruction, lodging and meals.
The program is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Knight Center encourages women and minority applicants. Speakers are experts from government, media, research centers and the private sector. Seminar participants stay at the Inn and Conference Center on the University of Maryland campus. The University is in College Park, Md., located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.