The Knight-Wallace Fellows program has named 13 national journalists for 2006-07.

While on leave from regular duties, Knight-Wallace fellows pursue custom-designed sabbatical studies and attend twice-weekly seminars at Wallace House—a gift from newsman Mike Wallace and his wife, Mary. The group is the 34th to be offered fellowships by the University.

Fellows receive a stipend of $55,000, supported by gifts from foundations, news organizations and individuals committed to improving the quality of information reaching the public.

Fellows and their projects:

• Jason Beaubien, correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR): The intersection of the first and third worlds;

• Anthony Brooks, correspondent, NPR: Urban strategies to deter youth violence;

• Gady Epstein, international projects reporter, The Baltimore Sun: The anthropology of dissent in authoritarian and former authoritarian states;

• Stephen Fennessy, articles editor, Atlanta Magazine: The ethics of rationing medicine;

• Yonette Joseph, copy editor/Style, The Washington Post: The impact of Hispanic immigration on Black and small-town America;

• James MacMillan, senior photographer and photo columnist, The Philadelphia Daily News: Post-traumatic stress disorder;

• Zack McMillin, sports writer, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.): Sports in community mythology;

• Amy Resnick, editor in chief, The Bond Buyer: Politics, taxation and infrastructure;

• Linda Robertson, columnist, The Miami Herald: The emergence of an overweening culture of sports;

• Challen Stephens, education reporter, The Huntsville Times: Images of the American south;

• Angela Shah, special writer, The Dallas Morning News:Street corner capitalism;

• Taos Turner, foreign correspondent, Dow Jones (Buenos Aires): The law and ethics of blogging;

• Kelly Zito, staff writer, San Francisco Chronicle: Water quality and scarcity issues in environmental politics.