Twenty-five arts journalists were chosen from 18 states to participate as fellows in the fourth National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater. Through the generous support of the NEA, the Institute was overseen by USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism from February 5 to February 15, 2008.

Participants in USC Annenberg's 2008 NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater were:  

• Thomas Cashman Avila , affiliated freelancer, Metro Weekly, Washington, D.C.
• Jeffrey Bahr , features editor, Aberdeen American News, Aberdeen, S.D.
• Alexandra Bonifield , affiliated freelancer, Black White Read, and Pegasusnews.com, Dallas, Texas.
• Sarah Boslaugh , freelance writer, KDHX-FM and Talkinbroadway.com, St. Louis, Mo.
• Michael Bowen , arts and culture editor, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane, Wash.
• Skylar Browning , arts editor, Missoula Independent, Missoula, Mont.
• Karen Cotton , features and entertainment reporter, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne, Wyo.
• Mario Echevarria , staff writer, San Francisco Tribune, San Francisco, Calif.
• Celeste Fraser Delgado , contributing editor, MOLI.com, Miami, Fla.
• Missy Frederick , affiliated freelancer, DCist.com,Washington, D.C.
• Philip L. Graitcer , freelance radio producer, WABE-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
• Daniel Hartill , staff writer, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine.
• Sherry Hughes , arts editor, The Keene Sentinel, Keene, N.H.
• Brendan Kiley , theater editor, The Stranger, Seattle, Wash.
• Jeffrey Korbelik , arts and entertainment reporter, Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Neb.
• Paul Kosidowski , affiliated freelancer, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee Magazine, and WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, Milwaukee, Wis.
• Beverly Lindsay-Johnson , field producer and director, WHUT-TV, Washington, D.C.
• Ashley Lindstrom , associate editor, The San Antonio Current, San Antonio, Texas
• Francis Ma , assistant arts editor, Community Newspaper Company, Needham, Mass.
• Heidi Masek , staff writer, The Hippo, Manchester, N.H.
• Frankie Moran , affiliated freelancer, Sandiego.com, San Diego, Calif.
• Annie Nelson , features reporter, Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Mo.
• Wendy Rosenfield , affiliated freelancer, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Emily Smith , staff writer, NOISE, Lansing, Mich.
• Amy Stumpfl , affiliated freelancer, The City Paper, Nashville, Tenn.

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