Kevin Sites’s “Swimming with the Warlords: A Dozen-Year Journey Across the Afghan War” was published by Harper Perennial in October. He is an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Media Studies Centre. Read more
Jenifer McKim, a senior investigative reporter for the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, received a Publick Occurrences award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. She was recognized for her work chronicling fatalities among children … Read more
Juanita Leon, a journalist and founder of Lasillavacia. com, a news site about Colombia, has joined the board of directors of Global Voices, a citizen media platform. Read more
Ceri Thomas, a 2005 Nieman Fellow, has been appointed editor of “Panorama,” BBC One’s flagship current affairs and investigative show. He previously served as head of programs for BBC News. Read more
Thrity Umrigar’s newest novel is “The Story Hour,” published by Harper in August. It revolves around the friendship between an American psychologist and an Indian immigrant. Read more
Jonathan Yardley, a book critic for The Washington Post for 33 years, retired in December. After writing 3,000 reviews, he’s ready to read purely for pleasure. He is a 1969 Nieman Fellow and the author of two biographies and a … Read more
John C. Huff Jr., a 1979 Nieman Fellow, has retired from the editorship of the Independent Mail in Anderson, South Carolina, a position which he had held since 2008. During Huff ’s tenure, the newspaper received more than 100 … Read more
Johanna Neuman, a 1982 Nieman Fellow, is a New York Historical Society fellow. A Ph.D. student in history at American University, she is utilizing the society’s archives to do research for her dissertation exploring how New York socialites impacted the women’s suffrage … Read more
Josephine Thomas’s coverage of the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland has been recognized by a human rights group, the Irish- American Unity Conference, which established the Jo Thomas Award for Journalism. She is a 1971 Nieman Fellow. Read more
