The bureau chief:
Adrianne Flynn came to Capital News
Service from the Washington bureau of the Arizona Republic, where she was a
reporter. She also reported for the The Washington Times, covering Mayor Marion Barry's administration, and for
The Dayton Daily News, where she covered serial murderer Jeffery Dahmer and the 11-day
Lucasville, Ohio, prison riot.
The grad students:
Joseph Bacchus, 24, will cover politics and the Eastern Shore delegation
for Capital News Service. He received a bachelor's degree in English from
Vanderbilt University. He is on the board of advisers for the Orlando Sentinel's
"New Voices" editorial section, has free-lanced for the Prince George's Post and
covered the Democratic National Convention this summer for CNS. He can
be reached at politics-ann@jmail.umd.edu.
Judson Berger, 22, is covering environment and agriculture, as well as
Southern Maryland, for CNS. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from
Rowan University in New Jersey, where he served as editor of the student
newspaper, The Whit. He has interned at American Journalism Review, and has
free-lanced for The Gazette newspapers. He can be reached at environment-ann@jmail.umd.edu.
I-Wei Jennifer Chang, 23, is covering the state budget and business
issues for CNS, as well as the Baltimore County delegation. Chang received a
bachelor's degree in international relations from Georgetown University. She has
interned at The China Post, an English-language daily newspaper in Taiwan, and
at The
Washington Times. She has also free-lanced for The Gazette and the
Prince George's Post. She can be reached at business-ann@jmail.umd.edu.
Charis Granger, 22, is covering welfare, social services and the
Montgomery County delegation. Granger received a bachelor's degree in English
from Spelman College in Atlanta, has worked as an editorial assistant and intern
for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and free-lanced for the Prince George's
Post and
Laurel Leader. She recently worked as a research assistant for the Philip
Merrill College of Journalism and UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc. on a study of
diversity in the Washington press corps. She can be reached at
welfare-ann@jmail.umd.edu.
Stacy Kaper, 25, is covering crime and justice, as well as the Howard and
Carroll County delegations. She earned a bachelor's degree in international
relations from Syracuse University and has interned with the Los Angeles
Times and The Dallas Morning News. Kaper has also written for the South
Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Gazette newspapers. She can be reached at justice-ann@jmail.umd.edu.