Cronkite Global Initiatives Mission “To see the world, to know the world, to report the world.”
Cronkite Global Initiatives fosters meaningful connections among Cronkite students, staff and faculty and international media professionals, scholars and citizens. Cronkite Global Initiatives fulfills its mission by building bridges of understanding, mutual respect and shared global engagement experiences. Programs The Cronkite School is home to the only current Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program in journalism in the United States. The Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Cronkite School has three primary goals: • Foster personal and professional growth for each Fellow. • Prepare Fellows to take up meaningful leadership roles in their home nations. • Provide opportunities for a rich exchange of information among Fellows, faculty, students, professionals and citizens of Arizona. Cronkite’s curriculum for the Fellows includes the Humphrey Seminar, a yearlong course in global leadership; other ASU coursework of their choice; opportunities for Fellows to interact
with their American counterparts at conferences, meetings and seminars; professional experiences; and the Washington Global Leadership Forum, a four-day seminar in Washington during which Fellows learn about U.S. institutions, federal agencies and international organizations. The Cronkite School also hosts emerging international journalists through the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. Named in honor of the famed CBS broadcast journalist, the State Department program brings fellows from around the world to the United States to study journalistic principles and practices. Other major international initiatives include Cronkite study abroad programs, overseas faculty research projects, and invited scholars and professionals in residence.
The Humphrey Fellowship Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a U.S. government international exchange program supported by the people of the United States.
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Cronkite School is administered by the Institute of International Education’s Global Education and Training Programs. 1400 K St., NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.686.8664 Fax: 202.326.7841 hhh@iie.org www.humphreyfellowship.org Proudly Made in the USA
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 555 N. Central Ave., Suite 430 Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248 Phone: 602.496.5173 Fax: 602.496.7041
connect with us
cronkite.asu.edu/humphrey cronkitehhh.personal.asu.edu
www.facebook.com/HHHArizona #cronkitehhh
Information is subject to change. ASU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. Copyright ©2017 Arizona Board of Regents. Sept. 2017. 4M Photo credits: Bailey Netsch, Olivia Richard, Monument Valley by Mark Byzewski
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2017-2018 Fellows
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Since 2010, the Cronkite School has hosted 80 journalists and communicators from 53 countries through the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program in journalism. The program, operated in partnership with the U.S. State Department and the Institute of International Education, brings accomplished midcareer professionals from designated countries to the U.S. for an intensive 10-month academic study and professional experience. The Humphrey Fellowship Program, named in honor of the late vice president, began in 1978 as a way to provide professional enrichment and nondegree studies at American universities for experienced professionals from around the world. It is a Fulbright exchange activity funded by Congress. Candidates are selected based on their leadership potential and commitment to public service. They must have an undergraduate degree, a minimum of five years of substantive professional experience and demonstrated leadership abilities, among other qualifications. Humphrey Fellows at ASU live in downtown Phoenix, participate in academic study at ASU, develop professional affiliations and friendships, receive mentoring from Cronkite faculty and experience a rich cultural immersion into American life. The Cronkite School is the only in the nation to host Humphrey Fellows in journalism. Assistant Dean B. William Silcock, director of Cronkite Global Initiatives and a two-time Fulbright Scholar who conducts journalism training sessions around the world, is curator of the Humphrey program.
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Martín Aguirre, Uruguay, is the newsroom director of El País, the oldest and largest newspaper in Uruguay. With more than 15 years of experience, Aguirre has covered a variety of topics, ranging from politics to sports. He also is a lawyer and a college professor, having taught courses on ethics, freedom of speech and legal regulation of media. Aguirre specializes in regional politics in South America, having published the paper “The Progressive Wave: A Decade of Left Wing Governments in South America.” Aguirre has an undergraduate and master’s degree in law from the Universidad de la República. maguir16@asu.edu Mentor: Kevin Dale Ahmed Elashry, Egypt, has served on the communications teams of three Egyptian prime ministers and has been recognized as one of the “Most Effective Young Arab Leaders” by the Arab League. He currently works at the Middle East Africa Strategic Advisors, where he develops policies for companies and organizations. Elashry has extensive experience in media and communications. He founded a youth-run radio program, coordinated communications for the Women’s International Peace Movement, and co-founded a community newspaper. Elashry has a law degree from Ain Shams University in Egypt and a master’s in public administration and public policy from the University of York in the U.K. as a Chevening scholar. aelashry@asu.edu Mentor: Julia Wallace Daneel Knoetze, South Africa, is the communications officer at Ndifuna Ukwazi, a South African activist organization and law center dedicated to constitutional rights and social justice. His work has included a campaign combating the legacy of apartheid spatial planning through affordable housing development in Cape Town’s inner city. Previously, he worked as a news reporter and features writer for the Cape Argus and GroundUp. He also was a freelancer for the Mail & Guardian. His reporting focused on the struggles of workingclass people living in shack settlements on the Cape’s urban periphery, evictions, gentrification and the challenges faced by farmworkers in the Cape’s winelands region. Knoetze graduated with an honors degree in journalism and media studies from Rhodes University in 2012. Knoetze hopes to use his time as a Humphrey fellow to develop skills that can assist working-class and marginalize communities to communicate their struggles for equality and justice. dknoetze@asu.edu Mentor: Virgil Renzulli Kazi Mohua, Bangladesh, has been a prime-time anchor and current-affairs editor for nearly a decade, anchoring news and talk shows for a 24/7 news channel. Mohua also is an op-ed writer for a national English daily newspaper and a motivational speaker. Her talks focus on empowering women in journalism, and she has helped many women pursue journalism careers in her home country. Mohua holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature and language from University of Dhaka. kmohua@asu.edu Mentor: Allysa Adams
Mila Moralic, Croatia, is an experienced journalist, with a focus on foreign policy and international affairs. Moralic currently works as an executive editor at Media Servis, the Croatian national radio news agency. With 10-plus years of experience, she has hosted broadcasts and roundtables and has taught classes on a wide range of subjects, including democracy and rule of law, voting, minority rights and pluralism. Moralic holds a master’s degree in comparative politics from the University of Zagreb. mmoralic@asu.edu Mentor: Rebecca Blatt Paul Udoto Nyongesa, Kenya, has 20-plus years of experience as a high-school teacher, journalist and communications expert. Nyongesa has written about wildlife and tourism for a variety of publications, including Msafiri (The Traveler), the inflight magazine for Kenya Airways. Nyongesa also is the communications manager for the Kenya Wildlife Service and has been an associate consultant with Impact Africa, a Nairobi-based communications firm. He is a volunteer publicist with Rhino Charge, an off-road motorsport fundraising event for environmental conservation. Nyongesa holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Moi University as well as a postgraduate diploma in mass communication and a master’s degree in communication studies, both from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. pnyonges@asu.edu Mentor: Peter Byck Szabolcs Panyi, Hungary, is a leading investigative journalist at Hungary’s most-read independent news site, Index.hu. There, he has won the Gőbölyös Soma Prize, awarded for the best investigative articles in his country, for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016. His reporting focuses on anti-corruption and national security-related issues. He has participated in the U.S. State Department’s Edward R. Murrow Program for journalists in 2014 and the U.S. Foreign Press Center’s election reporting tour in 2016. Panyi holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philology and literature from the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest. spanyi@asu.edu Mentor: Venita Hawthorne James Bopha Phorn, Cambodia, is an award-winning journalist with more than a decade of experience, covering economics, politics, corruption, crime, security, and environmental and social issues. While working on a story on rampant illegal logging, Phorn was shot at by military police. For her dedication, she received the prestigious Courage in Journalism Award from the International Media Foundation. Phorn started her career at Deutsche Presse Agenteur in 2006 and worked for the Cambodia Daily newspaper from 2008-2014. She currently is a stringer reporter for Voice of America Khmer service and part-time lecturer at Pannasastra University in Phnom Penh. Phorn holds a bachelor’s degree in education in English from the Institute for Business Education. bphorn1@asu.edu Mentor: Jacquee Petchel
Marina Ridjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been a journalist for more than a decade and is currently a news presenter for Al Jazeera Balkans. Her reporting focuses on politics — in particular campaigns and elections, political marketing and spin. Ridjic has played a key role in helping public institutions in her home country establish communication strategies to promote new partnerships between groups with different ethnic and religious backgrounds. She holds a master’s degree from the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo, where she analyzed nationalistic propaganda of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina. mridic@asu.edu Mentor: Heather Dunn Holger Roonemaa, Estonia, is the head of news for Eesti Päevaleht and delfi.ee. Under his leadership, his reporters have won several national journalism awards. Individually, Roonemaa has been nominated for the Journalist of the Year award from his newspaper, the only journalism award event in Estonia, conducted by the Estonian Newspaper Association. With 10-plus years of journalism experience and an expertise in politics, defense and security, corruption and crime, Roonemaa has been involved with several cross-border investigative journalism projects. He received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in journalism from the University of Tartu. hroonema@asu.edu Mentor: Jessica Pucci Kiran Somvanshi, India, is the chief manager at the research bureau of India’s leading financial daily, The Economic Times. She has a decade of experience in financial journalism, tracking consumer goods and pharmaceutical companies. Her interests include corporate governance, gender diversity and corporate responsibility. Somvanshi earned her doctorate for her study on the state of Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Companies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. She graduated in psychology as well as law from the Mumbai University. Somvanshi also is a qualified company secretary and cost accountant. ksomvans@asu.edu Mentor: Andrew Leckey Xiaofeng Wang, China, is a senior journalist with the Beijing News, where she has worked for six years, covering political and international news with a focus on China’s foreign policy. Wang has traveled to many Asian countries to cover issues in the region, including the Korean peninsula crisis and Fukushima nuclear accident. She holds a master’s degree in politics from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. xwang537@asu.edu Mentor: Andrew Leckey Assistant Dean for Research and International Programs B. William Silcock, a two-time Fulbright Scholar, is the curator of the Humphrey Fellowship Program at ASU and director of Cronkite Global Initiatives. bsilcock@asu.edu
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2017-2018 Fellows
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Since 2010, the Cronkite School has hosted 80 journalists and communicators from 53 countries through the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program in journalism. The program, operated in partnership with the U.S. State Department and the Institute of International Education, brings accomplished midcareer professionals from designated countries to the U.S. for an intensive 10-month academic study and professional experience. The Humphrey Fellowship Program, named in honor of the late vice president, began in 1978 as a way to provide professional enrichment and nondegree studies at American universities for experienced professionals from around the world. It is a Fulbright exchange activity funded by Congress. Candidates are selected based on their leadership potential and commitment to public service. They must have an undergraduate degree, a minimum of five years of substantive professional experience and demonstrated leadership abilities, among other qualifications. Humphrey Fellows at ASU live in downtown Phoenix, participate in academic study at ASU, develop professional affiliations and friendships, receive mentoring from Cronkite faculty and experience a rich cultural immersion into American life. The Cronkite School is the only in the nation to host Humphrey Fellows in journalism. Assistant Dean B. William Silcock, director of Cronkite Global Initiatives and a two-time Fulbright Scholar who conducts journalism training sessions around the world, is curator of the Humphrey program.
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Martín Aguirre, Uruguay, is the newsroom director of El País, the oldest and largest newspaper in Uruguay. With more than 15 years of experience, Aguirre has covered a variety of topics, ranging from politics to sports. He also is a lawyer and a college professor, having taught courses on ethics, freedom of speech and legal regulation of media. Aguirre specializes in regional politics in South America, having published the paper “The Progressive Wave: A Decade of Left Wing Governments in South America.” Aguirre has an undergraduate and master’s degree in law from the Universidad de la República. maguir16@asu.edu Mentor: Kevin Dale Ahmed Elashry, Egypt, has served on the communications teams of three Egyptian prime ministers and has been recognized as one of the “Most Effective Young Arab Leaders” by the Arab League. He currently works at the Middle East Africa Strategic Advisors, where he develops policies for companies and organizations. Elashry has extensive experience in media and communications. He founded a youth-run radio program, coordinated communications for the Women’s International Peace Movement, and co-founded a community newspaper. Elashry has a law degree from Ain Shams University in Egypt and a master’s in public administration and public policy from the University of York in the U.K. as a Chevening scholar. aelashry@asu.edu Mentor: Julia Wallace Daneel Knoetze, South Africa, is the communications officer at Ndifuna Ukwazi, a South African activist organization and law center dedicated to constitutional rights and social justice. His work has included a campaign combating the legacy of apartheid spatial planning through affordable housing development in Cape Town’s inner city. Previously, he worked as a news reporter and features writer for the Cape Argus and GroundUp. He also was a freelancer for the Mail & Guardian. His reporting focused on the struggles of workingclass people living in shack settlements on the Cape’s urban periphery, evictions, gentrification and the challenges faced by farmworkers in the Cape’s winelands region. Knoetze graduated with an honors degree in journalism and media studies from Rhodes University in 2012. Knoetze hopes to use his time as a Humphrey fellow to develop skills that can assist working-class and marginalize communities to communicate their struggles for equality and justice. dknoetze@asu.edu Mentor: Virgil Renzulli Kazi Mohua, Bangladesh, has been a prime-time anchor and current-affairs editor for nearly a decade, anchoring news and talk shows for a 24/7 news channel. Mohua also is an op-ed writer for a national English daily newspaper and a motivational speaker. Her talks focus on empowering women in journalism, and she has helped many women pursue journalism careers in her home country. Mohua holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature and language from University of Dhaka. kmohua@asu.edu Mentor: Allysa Adams
Mila Moralic, Croatia, is an experienced journalist, with a focus on foreign policy and international affairs. Moralic currently works as an executive editor at Media Servis, the Croatian national radio news agency. With 10-plus years of experience, she has hosted broadcasts and roundtables and has taught classes on a wide range of subjects, including democracy and rule of law, voting, minority rights and pluralism. Moralic holds a master’s degree in comparative politics from the University of Zagreb. mmoralic@asu.edu Mentor: Rebecca Blatt Paul Udoto Nyongesa, Kenya, has 20-plus years of experience as a high-school teacher, journalist and communications expert. Nyongesa has written about wildlife and tourism for a variety of publications, including Msafiri (The Traveler), the inflight magazine for Kenya Airways. Nyongesa also is the communications manager for the Kenya Wildlife Service and has been an associate consultant with Impact Africa, a Nairobi-based communications firm. He is a volunteer publicist with Rhino Charge, an off-road motorsport fundraising event for environmental conservation. Nyongesa holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Moi University as well as a postgraduate diploma in mass communication and a master’s degree in communication studies, both from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. pnyonges@asu.edu Mentor: Peter Byck Szabolcs Panyi, Hungary, is a leading investigative journalist at Hungary’s most-read independent news site, Index.hu. There, he has won the Gőbölyös Soma Prize, awarded for the best investigative articles in his country, for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016. His reporting focuses on anti-corruption and national security-related issues. He has participated in the U.S. State Department’s Edward R. Murrow Program for journalists in 2014 and the U.S. Foreign Press Center’s election reporting tour in 2016. Panyi holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philology and literature from the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest. spanyi@asu.edu Mentor: Venita Hawthorne James Bopha Phorn, Cambodia, is an award-winning journalist with more than a decade of experience, covering economics, politics, corruption, crime, security, and environmental and social issues. While working on a story on rampant illegal logging, Phorn was shot at by military police. For her dedication, she received the prestigious Courage in Journalism Award from the International Media Foundation. Phorn started her career at Deutsche Presse Agenteur in 2006 and worked for the Cambodia Daily newspaper from 2008-2014. She currently is a stringer reporter for Voice of America Khmer service and part-time lecturer at Pannasastra University in Phnom Penh. Phorn holds a bachelor’s degree in education in English from the Institute for Business Education. bphorn1@asu.edu Mentor: Jacquee Petchel
Marina Ridjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been a journalist for more than a decade and is currently a news presenter for Al Jazeera Balkans. Her reporting focuses on politics — in particular campaigns and elections, political marketing and spin. Ridjic has played a key role in helping public institutions in her home country establish communication strategies to promote new partnerships between groups with different ethnic and religious backgrounds. She holds a master’s degree from the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo, where she analyzed nationalistic propaganda of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina. mridic@asu.edu Mentor: Heather Dunn Holger Roonemaa, Estonia, is the head of news for Eesti Päevaleht and delfi.ee. Under his leadership, his reporters have won several national journalism awards. Individually, Roonemaa has been nominated for the Journalist of the Year award from his newspaper, the only journalism award event in Estonia, conducted by the Estonian Newspaper Association. With 10-plus years of journalism experience and an expertise in politics, defense and security, corruption and crime, Roonemaa has been involved with several cross-border investigative journalism projects. He received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in journalism from the University of Tartu. hroonema@asu.edu Mentor: Jessica Pucci Kiran Somvanshi, India, is the chief manager at the research bureau of India’s leading financial daily, The Economic Times. She has a decade of experience in financial journalism, tracking consumer goods and pharmaceutical companies. Her interests include corporate governance, gender diversity and corporate responsibility. Somvanshi earned her doctorate for her study on the state of Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Companies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. She graduated in psychology as well as law from the Mumbai University. Somvanshi also is a qualified company secretary and cost accountant. ksomvans@asu.edu Mentor: Andrew Leckey Xiaofeng Wang, China, is a senior journalist with the Beijing News, where she has worked for six years, covering political and international news with a focus on China’s foreign policy. Wang has traveled to many Asian countries to cover issues in the region, including the Korean peninsula crisis and Fukushima nuclear accident. She holds a master’s degree in politics from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. xwang537@asu.edu Mentor: Andrew Leckey Assistant Dean for Research and International Programs B. William Silcock, a two-time Fulbright Scholar, is the curator of the Humphrey Fellowship Program at ASU and director of Cronkite Global Initiatives. bsilcock@asu.edu
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Cronkite Global Initiatives Mission “To see the world, to know the world, to report the world.”
Cronkite Global Initiatives fosters meaningful connections among Cronkite students, staff and faculty and international media professionals, scholars and citizens. Cronkite Global Initiatives fulfills its mission by building bridges of understanding, mutual respect and shared global engagement experiences. Programs The Cronkite School is home to the only current Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program in journalism in the United States. The Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Cronkite School has three primary goals: • Foster personal and professional growth for each Fellow. • Prepare Fellows to take up meaningful leadership roles in their home nations. • Provide opportunities for a rich exchange of information among Fellows, faculty, students, professionals and citizens of Arizona. Cronkite’s curriculum for the Fellows includes the Humphrey Seminar, a yearlong course in global leadership; other ASU coursework of their choice; opportunities for Fellows to interact
with their American counterparts at conferences, meetings and seminars; professional experiences; and the Washington Global Leadership Forum, a four-day seminar in Washington during which Fellows learn about U.S. institutions, federal agencies and international organizations. The Cronkite School also hosts emerging international journalists through the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. Named in honor of the famed CBS broadcast journalist, the State Department program brings fellows from around the world to the United States to study journalistic principles and practices. Other major international initiatives include Cronkite study abroad programs, overseas faculty research projects, and invited scholars and professionals in residence.
The Humphrey Fellowship Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a U.S. government international exchange program supported by the people of the United States.
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Cronkite School is administered by the Institute of International Education’s Global Education and Training Programs. 1400 K St., NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.686.8664 Fax: 202.326.7841 hhh@iie.org www.humphreyfellowship.org Proudly Made in the USA
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 555 N. Central Ave., Suite 430 Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248 Phone: 602.496.5173 Fax: 602.496.7041
connect with us
cronkite.asu.edu/humphrey cronkitehhh.personal.asu.edu
www.facebook.com/HHHArizona #cronkitehhh
Information is subject to change. ASU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. Copyright ©2017 Arizona Board of Regents. Sept. 2017. 4M Photo credits: Bailey Netsch, Olivia Richard, Monument Valley by Mark Byzewski
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