Chris Bull, a book author and contributor to USA Toda, The Washington Post Magazine and GQ. He was national correspondent for The Advocate, where he covered congress, the White House, Supreme Court and federal agencies. He has written on hate crimes, political activism, and education issues.

Gabrielle Crist, a staff writer for the Rocky Mountain News, formerly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She has written sensitive articles and features on domestic violence, including "Eric's Blessing," published in 2000, a five-part series on the impact his mother's death had on a young boy. She has also collaborated with Roger Simpson in developing guidelines for interviewing children in crisis.

David Handschuh, a photographer for the New York Daily News. He has covered the Columbine High School shootings, the aftermath of Pan Am flight 103's crash in Scotland, and the tragic Happy Land Social Club fire in New York City. He served for three years on the executive of the National Press Photographers Association and, in July 2000 was elected to a one-year term as the organization's president.

Arlene Levinson, a national writer for the Associated Press in New York. She has written for the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia, The Charlotte Observer and other newspapers, and published An Addict in the Family in 1986. She has been recognized for her skills as an investigative journalist and coverage of violence as a societal issue.

Deirdre Stoelzle has served as a reporter, assistant city desk editor and assistant features section editor for the Caspar Star-Tribune, Wyoming's statewide newspaper, since 1992. She has written investigative reports on domestic violence, the criminal-justice system and prisons, the environment and medicine.

Frank Smyth, a free-lance journalist, has reported from many of the world's trouble spots, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Rwanda and Iraq, where he was held in prison for 18 days. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and New Republic. He also serves as an investigative consultant for Human Rights Watch.