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Nieman Foundation Annual Reports

2010 »
The theme of the 2010 annual report is collaboration. The Nieman Foundation owes a deep debt of gratitude for the success of its programs to support from the Harvard faculty and administration, journalism organizations, contributors, funders, alumni and our own talented, dedicated staff.

2009 »
In the first online-only version of our annual publication, learn more about the Nieman Foundation, our fellows and a year of remarkable innovation.

2008 »
Nieman at 70: Looking back over seven decades of Nieman Fellowships, the core purpose of the program hasn't changed, "to promote and elevate the standards of journalism." Nieman Fellows continue to arrive at Harvard with an untarnished commitment to the guiding principles of journalism.

2007 »
We reflect on the significance of the Nieman experience during a year in which we strengthened both our programs and our obligation to provide a formative learning experience for the fellows and their affiliates.

Welcome

Established in 1938, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard administers the oldest fellowship program for journalists in the world. More than 1,300 journalists of accomplishment from 91 countries and territories have received Nieman Fellowships and benefited from a year of study and exploration at Harvard University.

The Nieman Foundation also publishes the quarterly magazine Nieman Reports, the nation’s oldest magazine devoted to a critical examination of the practice of journalism. Additionally, the foundation is home to the Nieman Storyboard, an online exploration of narrative journalism, and the Nieman Watchdog Project, which encourages reporters and editors to monitor and hold accountable those who exert power in all aspects of public life.

In 2008, the foundation established the Nieman Journalism Lab, which aims to identify best practices in journalism and emerging business models at a time when the industry is experiencing rapid change. The project illustrates how new media tools can help print journalists successfully make the transition to digital journalism while maintaining high journalistic standards.

Throughout the year, the foundation presents a number of awards recognizing excellence in journalism and hosts a number of conferences for reporters and editors.

Since its inception, the mission of the Nieman Foundation has been “to promote and elevate the standards of journalism and educate persons deemed specially qualified for journalism.”