Megan Allen, staff writer, The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, N.Y.
Monette Austin Bailey, editor-in-chief, Children's Express
Brenda Barbosa, lifestyles/feature reporter, Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J.
Deborah Barfield, Washington correspondent, Newsday
Leslie Brody, reporter, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.
Kathleen Burge, freelance writer, Norwich, Vt.
Bill Canterbury, journalist, Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal
Cary Clack, columnist/editorial writer, San Antonio Express-News
Lisa Colangelo, education reporter, The New York Daily News
Patrick Connolly, staff writer, The Tennessean
Amy French, family reporter, The Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Suzanne Gamboa, reporter, Austin-American-Statesman
Jordana Hart, reporter, The Boston Globe
Joan Hennessy, assistant features editor, The Florida Times
Dawn Hinshaw, feature writer, The State, Columbia, S.C.
Suzanne Hoholik, family/children reporter, San Antonio Express-News
Peter Jensen, family reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Butch John, senior reporter, The Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Miss.
Lini Kadaba, features writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Pam Kelley, reporter, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Sue Livio, reporter, The Star Ledger, Newark, N.J.
Deborah Mathis, national correspondent, Gannett News Service
Alanna Mitchell, national correspondent, Toronto Globe and Mail
Peggy O'Crowley, family issues writer, The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.
Amy Radil, reporter, Minnesota Public Radio
Jeanne Russell, reporter, San Antonio Express-News
Jan Skutch, senior reporter, Savannah (Ga.) Morning News
Sara Steffens, features reporter, Contra Costa Newspapers
Chris Swingle, reporter, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y.
Ross Werland, reporter, The Chicago Tribune