Walid Al-Saqaf, Yemen Since 1994, Walid AL-SAQAF, 31, has held various positions at the Yemen Times including assistant editor, correspondent, editor-in-chief, freelance reporter and secretary editor. Al-Saqaf organized journalism and human rights seminars in Yemen and attends them worldwide. Recently he represented Yemen’s independent media in Tokyo at a series of discussions sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Saqaf is a member of several media organizations, including the Dubai Press Club and the World Association of Newspapers. He holds a B.S. in computer engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey and has pursued postgraduate studies in the same field at the University of California Davis. Assignment: The Wall Street Journal, Washington, DC bureau
	Ammara Durrani, Pakistan Assistant editor Ammara DURRANI, 28, has overseen the political economy and Kolachi sections of The News on Sunday since 2001. In 2004, she was awarded the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Media Award for her reporting on Pakistan’s water crises by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council in Switzerland. She also received the 2003-2004 Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace Scholar of Peace Fellowship for a media project on security in Pakistan. She holds a B.A. Honours and M.A. in general history from University of Karachi, a Master of Philosophy in international relations from University of Cambridge, and is a fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society in the United Kingdom. Assignment: Los Angeles Times
	Malini Goyal, India Since 2000, Malini GOYAL, 34, has worked as an assistant editor for India Today, India’s leading weekly newsmagazine. She is in charge of monitoring important business and economic developments, anchoring national stories with input from other bureaus, and producing a regular page on job-related issues. Previously, Goyal was a principal correspondent for The Economic Times (1994-2000), where she also worked as a trainee editor. Focusing on business journalism, she has reported to a large extent on issues affecting the Indian economy and business. Goyal holds a B.A. Honours in history from Indraprastha College in Delhi, an M.A. in history from University of Delhi, and a diploma in business journalism from the Times Research Foundation in Delhi. Assignment: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
	Pablo Izmirlian, Uruguay Pablo IZMIRLIAN, 26, is a journalist for El Observador, a daily national newspaper. Since 2003, he has written for O2, a bi-weekly section of El Observador, which features trends and society news. He also writes a weekly movie review for the arts section. Before joining the O2 staff, Izmirlian worked for both the print and online versions of El Observador (2001-2003) and was responsible for the development of a special online section following September 11. A native Spanish-speaker, Izmirlian also is familiar with Portuguese. He is currently pursuing a degree in audiovisual production from the School of Communication and Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay. Assignment: The Washington Post
	Thabo Mkhize, South Africa Since 1999 Thabo MKHIZE, 27, has worked for the Sunday Times. From 1999-2004 he worked in the Durban bureau as a reporter covering general news stories for the lifestyle, insight, Durban extra and Johannesburg metro sections. In 2003, Mkhize was named the Vodacom Editors’ Choice Provincial Journalist of the Year, an award given to outstanding young South African journalists. He is a member of the Sunday Times Staff Association. Mkhize has traveled to Baghdad to cover a humanitarian aid organization and to Zurich for the announcement of the 2010 Soccer World Cup host. He earned a teacher education certificate from Funda Community College in Johannesburg and a national diploma in journalism from the Durban Institute of Technology. Assignment: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
	Kejin Qian, China Kejin QIAN, 34, has worked at the Yangcheng Evening News since 1998. He is currently a senior writer and editor at the international news desk. Formerly a primary school teacher, Qian has lectured in the Department of Journalism at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies since 2001 and has also served as an editorial member and commentator at 21st Century Herald (2002-2003). He is the recipient of many national and regional awards for excellence in journalism and is an organizer of the Panel of World Affairs at the Yangcheng Evening News. Qian holds a B.A. in history from Anhui Normal University and an M.A. in international relations from the School of International Studies at Peking University. Assignment: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
	Pricel Seleman, Tanzania Pricel SELEMAN, 28, a senior reporter for The African since 2001, not only writes news, but also sub-edits and translates articles from Kiswahili into English. Previously, Seleman was a staff writer at The African (1999-2001), a correspondent for The Berliner (2002) in Germany and wrote for Africa Confidential – an on-line London news source (2001). He is fluent in Kishwahili, Nyanja and Shona – languages of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe respectively. Seleman has attended many seminars and courses on journalism in Gaborone, Johannesburg and Lusaka. In 1998, Seleman received a diploma in print journalism from Evelyn Hone College in Zambia. Assignment: Investigative Reporters and Editors
	Samean Yun, Cambodia Samean YUN, 25, has worked for The Cambodia Daily since 2002. Recently promoted to associate editor, he has also reported on politics, education, workers’ rights issues, and health. He was the recipient of The Cambodia Daily’s ‘best story of the month’ awards in February and April of 2003. From 2001-2002 Samean worked as a reporter at the Independent Journalism Foundation, notably interviewing former Khmer Rouge soldiers. In 2000, Yun worked as an intermediate level English teacher and media officer at the Khmer Youth Association. Yun earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Norton University in Phnom Penh (2004) and completed the Independent Journalism Foundation’s advanced and specialized reporting course (2002). Assignment: Denver Rocky Mountain News Top of Page