of law at Yale as winners of Knight Fellowships
Four journalists will learn about jurisprudence at the Law School next year as recipients of the Knight Fellowships in Law for Journalists.
The Knight Fellows for 2001-2002 are: Adam Freed, KNSD-TV/NBC, San Diego; Scott Hiaasen, The Palm Beach Post; Nadya Labi, Time Magazine; and Maro Robbins, San Antonio Express-News.
Adam Freed has been a reporter with KNSD-TV in San Diego since 1997. He specializes in local politics, energy issues, and U.S./Mexico border issues. He also moderates "San Diego Headliners," the city's top-rated issues talk show; anchors prime-time election specials and candidate debates; and is a weekend morning news anchor for the station.
Scott Hiaasen has been a staff writer for The Palm Beach Post since 1994. He has covered the state and federal civil courts, Delray Beach's city government and the police beat, and is currently on the Post's investigations team. He was part of a team of reporters who covered the 2000 presidential election in Florida.
Nadya Labi has been a staff writer for Time Magazine since 1997, contributing to the society and lifestyle sections, breaking news and book reviews. Her recent articles have included a cover story on the Jonesboro school shooting and investigations of the crashes of EgyptAir Flight 990 and Swissair Flight 111.
Maro Robbins has been a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News in San Antonio, Texas, since 1997. He covers the federal courthouse and law-enforcement agencies. His recent stories have focused on immigration and drug cases overloading courts along the nation's southern border, the special counsel probe into prosecutorial misconduct related to the Waco standoff, and the capital murder conviction for dragging an African-American man to death in Jasper, Texas.
The Knight Fellowship program brings mid-career journalists to the Law School for an academic year to take courses and participate in seminars and other activities that will improve their understanding of legal and policy issues in order to enhance their legal reporting. Fellows who complete the course of study earn the degree of Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.). The Knight Fellowship at Yale is the only journalism fellowship that offers a master's degree upon completion of the fellowship program.
The fellowship program was established to allow a select group of journalists to step back from the urgency of deadlines and to learn about the law in depth. Due to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, fellowships include a stipend to cover living expenses during the fellowship year. In addition, in accordance with the fellowship's mission to enrich legal reporting, the Law School provides full-tuition grants to fellows who return to journalism after completing their year of study.
During the course of the year, fellows receive the basic foundations of a first-year legal education, and have the opportunity to take elective courses that focus on their areas of interest. Fellows study alongside students in Yale's J.D. and LL.M. programs, meet frequently with members of the Law School faculty for informal discussions, organize panel discussions and events for the Law School, and meet as a group with legal experts and other distinguished visitors.
Applications for the 2002-2003 Fellowships in Law for Journalists program will be accepted until Jan. 7, 2002. For further information, write to Fellowships in Law for Journalists, Yale Law School, P.O. Box 208215, New Haven, CT 06520-8215; send e-mail to gradpro.law @yale.edu; call (203) 432-1696; or visit the website at www.yale.edu/lawweb/lawschool/gradpro/mslj/.
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