Alumni

2019 WPI Fellows

Algeria

Mr. Hamdi Baala, reporter for HuffPost Algeria and host of “Offshore,” a politics show on Radio M in Algiers.

BelarusBelarus

Ms. Hanna Liubakova, freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Belsat TV and other media outlets in Minsk.

BulgariaBulgaria

Mr. Rosen Tsvetkov, investigative journalist, news reporter and producer of documentaries for bTV in Sofia.

FinlandFinland

Ms. Saara Koho, reporter and columnist for Talouselama, a weekly business magazine in Helsinki.

HungaryHungary

Mr. Gergő Plankó, journalist, video reporter and editor at 444.hu, an online digital platform in Budapest.

IndiaIndia

Mr. Hakeem Irfan, investigative reporter and special correspondent in Kashmir for The Economic Times newspaper in Srinagar.

RomaniaRomania

Ms. Sorana Stanescu, managing editor and coordinator of editorial beat covering rural development for DoR (Decat o Revista), a nonprofit media organization in Bucharest.

South AfricaSouth Africa

Ms. Kate Bartlett, correspondent for Southern and East Africa for Deutsche Presse Agentur (Dpa) in Johannesburg.

UgandaUganda

Mr. Martin Kibaba, editorial manager, reporter and talk-show host at LifeFm radio in Kampala.

UruguayUruguay

Ms. María Luján Scarpinelli, editor and multimedia journalist for Latin America at Agence France-Presse (AFP), in Montevideo.