James C. Thomson, former Nieman Foundation curator, East-Asia historian and key figure in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, died Sunday at Newton-Wellesley Hospital of cardiac arrest after a brief illness. He was 70. Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has received $420,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to provide fellowships for journalists of accomplishment and promise from Latin America. Read more
Russell Mills, who was fired as publisher of the Ottawa Citizen following publication of a story critical of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and an editorial calling for his resignation, has been awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. Read more
Text of speech delivered by Bob Giles, Nieman Foundation curator, at the University of Nebraska College of Journalism and Mass Communication on October 19, 2001. Read more
The Christopher J. Georges Journalism Scholarship Fund for in-depth reporting is expanding its eligibility to enable more young writers to apply. Read more
Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine announced today that Robert H. Giles has been selected as the next curator of the University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Read more