2010 Fellows
Camille Bethel, Trinidad
Reporter, Trinidad Express
Project: U.S. visa policy regarding Trinidadians implications to illegal immigration
Washington Post Mentor: Tara Bahrampour
Articles:
- "Crime rising in Trini communities abroad." Trinidad Express Newspapers13 Nov 2010.
- "Lusting for the US." Trinidad Express Newspapers 6 Nov 2010.
Rosiane Correia de Freitas, Brazil
Reporter, Folha de Londrina
Project: Comparison of the role and regulation of Brazilian and American non-governmental organizations
Washington Post Mentor: Amy Goldstein
Articles:
- "How to avoid everyone paying for the mistakes of the few." Folha de Londrina 7 Nov 2010.
- "Largest Paraná-state OSCIPS under investigation." Folha de Londrina 7 Nov 2010.
Marcelo Gomes Pereira, Brazil
Reporter, Jornal Extra
Project: Legal and illegal movement of weapons between Brazil and the United States
Washington Post Mentors: Sari Horwitz & David Fallis
Articles:
- "O mercado de R$ 1 bilhão que move o crime entre Brasil e EUA." Jornal Extra 18 Dec 2010
- "Violence without Borders: Every Ninety Minutes a Crime with a Brazilian Firearm." Jornal Extra 20 Dec 2010
- "Nos EUA, armas brasileiras e drogas andam de mãos dadas." Jornal Extra 21 Dec 2010
- "Nos EUA, 'CSI' identificou 9 armas usadas em crimes por dia." Jornal Extra 22 Dec 2010
- "Violência sem fronteiras: acordo Brasil-EUA vai ajudar a rastrear armamento no país." Jornal Extra 23 Dec 2010
Georgina Olson, Mexico
Reporter, Excélsior
Project: Law enforcement actions against illegal arms trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border
Washington Post Mentors: Sari Horwitz & David Fallis
Articles:
- "Obama Administration Not Enforcing Ban on Assault Weapons Import to U.S." Excélsior 24 Oct 2010
- "More than 30,000 People Die from Gunshots Wounds Each Year in the United States." Excélsior 25 Oct 2010
- "Some Democrats Have Decided Not to Touch Sensitive Issues like the ‘Gun Show Loophole.’" Excélsior 26 Oct 2010
- "Defenseless Against Illegal Gun Purchases" Excélsior 27 Oct 2010
Alejandra Vargas , Costa Rica
Science Reporter, La Nación
Project: Implications of the carbon market for Costa Rica
Washington Post Mentor: Juliet Eilperin
Articles: