THANK YOU!

The Student Print/Online and Video Projects would like to thank all of the professional journalists who served as mentors this year, including:

Ana Acle-Menendez, Miami Herald
Eddie Alvarez, Miami Herald
Scott Dobroski, WZVN-TV
Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald
Brandon Dumlao, ABC-TV
Nathan Estep, Miami Herald
Ina Fried, CNET News.com
Lynn Franey, Kansas City Star
Manny Garcia, Miami Herald
Liza Gross, Miami Herald
Jason Grotto, Miami Herald
Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Charlie Herman, ABC-TV
Jackson Holtz, (Everett, Wash.) Herald
Jennifer Jenkins, Miami Herald
Allen Levy, freelance network news producer
Ian McCann, Dallas Morning News
David Poller, San Diego Union-Tribune
Michael Sallah, Miami Herald
Jeff Truesdell, People Magazine
John Yang, ABC-TV

If you were a mentor and your name is not on this list, we’re sorry! Please know that we appreciated your support!

The print/online project also wishes to thank the production department and pressroom of the Miami Herald, who worked to ensure publication of the Thursday, Friday and Saturday editions of the NLGJA Reporter, and the online department who helped with production of the Digital Reporter.

Special thanks to Julio Morales, Rick Hirsch, Tim Copeland, Michael Christopher and Craig Woischwill. Extra-special thanks to Steve Rothaus of the Miami Herald for his assistance in securing mentors for the projects.

Project leaders are: Matt German and Wonbo Woo, ABC-TV, video project; Michelle Johnson, Emerson College, online project and Chuck Small, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), print project. Bill Canacci, (East Brunswick, N.J.) Home News Tribune, is student projects coordinator.

And finally, to Charlie Thompson, our technical guru: Thanks for hooking us up again!