1979 WPI Fellows

1979 WPI Fellows

The listings have the countries the fellows were from and the positions they held at the time of their fellowship.

Argentina

David Hume has been a freelance journalist covering South America for ABC Radio News, the BBC and Radio New Zealand, writing for London’s Daily Express and Daily Telegraph and the weekly news magazine Time.

Australia

Anne Summers is a senior reporter with the Australian weekly newspaper, The National Times, covering politics, defense, social issues and women’s issues. She is the author of Whores and God’s Police, a best selling feminist book.

Burma

Ohn Kyaing is a senior editor for the Working People’s Daily, the state newspaper of Burma.

Italy

Roberto Presenti is a reporter on the daily newspaper, Il Giorno, in Milan, writing about judicial affairs.

Jamica

Patrick Ritchie-Haughton is a senior reporter with Radio Jamica Limited in Kingston, and is the station’s specialist on industry and trade.

Nepal

Manjula Giri is the only woman reporter with RSS, Nepal’s national news agency.

Poland

Zofia Skowron is a columnist for Trybuna Ludu, the largest and most important newspaper in Poland. She specializes as a commentator in foreign affairs.

Portugal

Carlos Marques is a staff writer in the foreign wire service of the Portuguese News Agency, ANOP.

South Africa

Elaine Durbach is a freelance journalist doing interviews and features for newspapers, magazines and radio and also reviewing theatre and cinema for the Cape Argus.

Uruguay

Carlos Jones is national editor for El Dia, the largest daily in Uruguay.

Zambia

Fred C. M’ule is the business news editor of the government-owned newspaper, the Zambia Daily Mail.