Jamaal Abdul-Alim, children's court reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Darcia Harris Bowman, staff writer, Education Week (Bethesda, Md.)
Paul Cuadros, freelance journalist, Pittsboro, N.C.
Gretel Daugherty, freelance photojournalist, Grand Junction, Colo.
Jennifer Davis, weekend metro photo editor and photographer, The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
Matthew Franck, reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Janet Gardner, producer/director, The Gardner Documentary Group, Rocky Hill, N.J.
Kendra Hurley, co-editor, Foster Care Youth United (New York, N.Y.)
Michelle Koidin, features writer, San Antonio Express-News
Kimberly Kozlowski, social services/religion reporter, The Detroit News
Carol Kreck, staff writer, The Denver Post
Steve Levin, photography editor, Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
Carrie Levine, reporter, The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.)
Janet Marshall, staff writer, The Free Lance-Star, (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Mitch McKenney, deputy metro editor, Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal
Jason Method, projects reporter, Asbury (N.J.) Park Press
Carrie Moore, religion editor, Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Margaret Newkirk, lead projects reporter, Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal
Peggy O'Crowley, family issues writer, The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.)
Marina Pisano, senior features writer, San Antonio Express-News
Natalie Pompilio, staff writer, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.)
Monica Rhor, crime/enterprise reporter, The Miami Herald
Lisa Levitt Ryckman, reporter, Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colo.)
Andrea Simakis, social services reporter, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Melody Simmons, freelance journalist, Baltimore, Md.
Diane A. Smith, reporter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kelly Starling, family and relationships writer, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Lauren Terrazzano, social services and child welfare reporter, Newsday
Michelle Trudeau, science correspondent, National Public Radio
Deborah G. Yetter, public policy reporter, The Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.)