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The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2011 Fellowship Winners The foundation’s fellows for 2011, and their research topics: Andrea Bruce – Photographer, VII Network, Mt. Rainer, MD. Afghanistan: Surviving the Choices of War Mary Ellen Hannibal – freelance writer, San Francisco, CA The Spine of the Continent: Climate Change and Biodiversity Mary Kane – freelance writer, Arlington, VA Blaming the Consumer: Predatory Finance Firms and the Tainting of Financial Literacy Michelle Nijhuis – freelance writer, Paonia, CO The New Ark: Rescuing Rare Species in an Age of Global Change Craig Simons – freelance writer, Beijing, China China’s Global Environmental Footprint Jocelyn Stewart – freelance writer, Los Angeles, CA Not at our Beach: The Fight for Recreational Rights Sharon Weinberger, freelance writer, Washington, D.C. War 2.0: How the Science of Facebook is Changing Modern Warfare Judges for the 46th annual competition were:   Sandy Close – founder and editor, New America Media and Pacific News Service Mark Feldstein – associate professor, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, and 
APF Fellow 2009 Robert Lee Hotz –

The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2010 Fellowship Winners The foundation’s fellows for 2010, and their research topics: Japan’s Disposable Workers Shiho Fukada Freelance photographer, Beijing, China The Uncertain Future of American Agriculture Lisa Hamilton Freelance writer, Mill Valley, CA The Military’s Black Operations Tara McKelvey Senior editor, The American Prospect, Washington, D.C. Searching for Oil and Gas Beneath America’s Sacred Lands Andrea Peacock Freelance writer, Livingston, MT America’s Food Supply Alessandra Sanguinitti Freelance photographer, Brooklyn, NY Rescuing the Fauna of Oceanic Islands Will Stolzenburg Freelance writer, Shepherdstown, WV Judges for the 45th annual competition included: Roger Atwood, contributing writer, Art News magazine and APF Fellow 2002 Christian Davenport, reporter, The Washington Post, and APF Fellow 2007 Stephanie Mencimer, legal affairs reporter, Mother Jones magazine and APF Fellow 2004 John Margolies, freelance photographer, author and APF Fellow 2003 Marjorie Valbrun, freelance writer and APF Fellow 2001 For program information and applications for the 45th annual competition, contact: Director Alicia Patterson Foundation 1090 Vermont Ave. NW Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone: (202) 393-5995 Application materials and instructions

The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2008 Fellowship Winners   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nine journalists have been selected to receive American journalism’s oldest writing fellowship, an Alicia Patterson Foundation grant. Recipients spend their fellowship months traveling, researching, and writing articles on their projects for the APF REPORTER, a quarterly magazine published by the Foundation and available via Web site. Fellows’ articles and photo essays are reprinted in newspapers, magazines, and websites worldwide. Fellows are paid $40,000 for a 12-month grant and $20,000 for a six-month grant. The winners were selected through a highly competitive process of screening by two panels of judges, as well as submitting detailed proposals, examples of past work, and references. This year’s final judging was held in Washington, D.C. at the historic former home of publisher Cissy Patterson, who was Alicia Patterson’s aunt. More than 255 reporters, editors, and photographers have won Alicia Patterson fellowships since the foundation was established in 1965 to honor the former publisher of Newsday. The trustees of the foundation increased the yearly stipend by $5,000 this year. They

The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2007 Fellowship Winners WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight journalists have been selected to receive American journalism’s oldest writing fellowship, an Alicia Patterson Foundation grant. Recipients spend their fellowship months traveling, researching, and writing articles on their projects for the APF REPORTER, a quarterly magazine published by the Foundation and available via Web site. Fellows’ articles and photo essays are reprinted in newspapers, magazines, textbooks and websites worldwide and have led to award-winning articles, books and documentaries. Fellows are paid $17.500 for a six-month grant and $35,000 for a 12-month grant. The winners were selected through a highly competitive process of screening by two panels of judges, as well as submitting detailed proposals, examples of past work, and references. This year’s final judging was held in Washington, D.C. at the historic former home of publisher Cissy Patterson, who was Alicia Patterson’s aunt. The trustees of the foundation also named one fellow in honor of Josephine Patterson Albright, who was a major benefactor of the foundation. The Josephine Patterson Albright fellow is Stephen Ferry,

The Alicia Patterson Foundation 2006 Fellowship Winners   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight journalists have been selected to receive American journalism’s oldest writing fellowship, an Alicia Patterson Foundation grant. Recipients spend their fellowship months traveling, researching, and writing articles on their projects for the APF REPORTER, a quarterly magazine published by the Foundation and available via Web site. Fellows’ articles and photo essays are reprinted in newspapers, magazines, textbooks and websites worldwide and have led to award-winning articles, books and documentaries. Fellows are paid $17.500 for a six-month grant and $35,000 for a 12-month grant. The winners were selected through a highly competitive process of screening by two panels of judges, as well as submitting detailed proposals, examples of past work, and references. This year’s final judging was held in Washington, D.C. at the historic former home of publisher Cissy Patterson, who was Alicia Patterson’s aunt. More than 230 reporters, editors, and photographers have won Alicia Patterson fellowships since the foundation was established in 1965 to honor the former publisher of Newsday. The trustees of the