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2008 Fellows

The seventh USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship took place November 1 - 22, 2008.

The 2008 Fellows were:

DAVID BRINN, The Jerusalem Post, deputy managing editor, columnist, and reporter. His essay, “Rays of Light from the Man in Black” was published in the book, Ring of Fire, The Johnny Cash Reader (Da Capo, 2002). A veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, he was the founding editorial director of web-based ISRAEL21c, designed to inform Americans about the Israel that exists beyond the conflict.
LAURA EMERICK, Chicago Sun-Times, arts editor. Responsible for editing the paper’s weekly movies section and overseeing the Sun-Times’ classical music coverage – often writing on opera herself -- she is also the primary editor of nationally syndicated film critic Roger Ebert. In 1997, she launched one of the first beats covering Latin music in an English-language newspaper.
NATE CHINEN, The New York Times, freelance music critic and JazzTimes columnist. As a regular contributor to the Times, he produces original material for its website, podcast and blog to supplement his print pieces. Chinen co-authored the award-winning book, Myself Among Others: A Life in Music (Da Capo, 2003). His former outlets include American Public Media and Village Voice.
CAROLINA MIRANDA, C-Monster.net, producer, writer and editor for the visual arts and architecture blog. As a general assignment reporter for the print and online editions of Time until 2007, Miranda produced innovative cultural features on skate-park design, street art and DNA tests. Her features for print appear in O, The Oprah Magazine, Travel + Leisure and Food +Wine.
ERIK PIEPENBURG, NYTimes.com, senior web producer for The New York Times. He is responsible for developing and reporting theater-related multimedia features, including audio slide shows, photo essays and audio interviews. His publication history includes theater criticism for Time Out New York, Chicago Reader and Windy City Times, in addition to features for The New York Times.
MICHELE SIEGEL, Public Radio International and WNYC Radio’s “Studio 360,” associate producer. She’s been a staff member at the weekly arts and culture show with host Kurt Andersen since its launch in 2000. Siegel assigns, writes and edits features, as well as reports firsthand on stories. She is an “Audio Doctor” for the 2008 Third Coast International Audio Festival.
DAVID SILLITO, British Broadcasting Corporation News, London, arts and culture correspondent. A general reporter from 1989 to 1998, Sillito has reported for last ten years on all aspects of arts, entertainment, media and social and cultural change for main national and international outlets on BBC Television. Although television is his principal medium, he also regularly provides arts coverage for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Online.
ADELINE SIRE, “The World,” producer. With a background in classical music, French-born Sire produces stories on the arts, film, music and current affairs for the daily news radio program, “The World,” (a co-production of the BBC, PRI and WGBH) in Boston. She has written for Early Music America, produced independent radio features, and a documentary for the classical record label Deutsche Grammophon.