Niemans in the News

Global News Enterprises Draws Three Niemans - March 15

The Boston Globe's Charles M. Sennott, Class of 2006, will be among a group of veteran foreign correspondents who will be joining Global News Enterprises LLC, the first US-based Web site devoted exclusively to international news, which is set to launch early next year.

Other Nieman Fellows who will be writing and working on multimedia projects for Global News include Joshua Hammer, Class of 2005, a former Newsweek reporter who worked as the magazine's bureau chief in Berlin and Jerusalem; and H.D.S Greenway, Class of 1972, a foreign correspondent best known for his Vietnam War coverage and a former Boston Globe editor.
Flyp Wants to Help You "Connect the Dots" - March 10

FLYP — a newly-launched Web site featuring Juanita Leon, Class of 2007, as Editor-in-Chief — says its goal is to "leverage the real power of the Web into a new kind of story telling ... to engage you in a conversation about the issues, ideas, and developments that are shaping the U.S. today — and tomorrow."
Waiting for a US-Iran Handshake - March 7

With Iranian influence growing throughout its region, and America faltering after so many foreign-policy debacles, Iran is hungrily eyeing the prize of regional dominance. Iason Athanasiadis, Class of 2008, talks with one of Iran's diplomatic elite, who could well be one of the officials who end up negotiating the future of the region with Washington.
Joseph R. 'Joe' Zelnik dies at 75 - March 3

Joseph R. “Joe” Zelnik, Class of 1970, died March 3, 2008. The Cape May County Herald editor for 25 years, he was responsible for guiding the newspaper from a 20-page print edition in December 1982 into the 60-plus page weekly with Internet presence that it grew to be by the time of his retirement, when he assumed the title "Editor Emeritus."
Tim Golden a Part of Oscar-Winning Documentary, “A Taxi From the Dark Side” - February 28

The award for Best Documentary Feature was given to “Taxi To The Dark Side” at the 80th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 24. Director Alex Gibney used the story of an Afghan taxi driver beaten to death while in U.S. military custody to examine the torture practices of U.S. forces and the U.S. Government in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay.

Interviews with New York Times reporters Tim Golden, Class of 1996, and Carlotta Gall — who were first the first to investigate the death — are featured in the film.
First Two Women Fellows Die Two Days Apart - February 27

The first two women awarded Nieman Fellowships died recently within just two days of each other. Charlotte FitzHenry Robling and Mary Leary Sherry and 12 other print reporters were members of the Class of 1946, under Curator Louis Lyons.
Baskin Receives Award from Scripps Howard Foundation - February 27

Roberta Baskin, Class of 2002, received the Excellence in Electronic Media/TV-Cable award from the Scripps Howard Foundation for “Drilling for Dollars,” an investigation of abuse by the leading chain of Medicaid-funded dental clinics for children. The annual National Journalism Awards honor the best in print, Web and electronic journalism and journalism education.
At Work with Malawi's Nurses - February 24

Christine Gorman, one of the 2008 recipients of the Nieman Fellowship for Global Health Reporting, outlines her four-month field research project. Her principal goals are to tell the story of what Malawi, a small, land-locked country in southeastern Africa, is doing to hold on to its nurses.
William Worthy Receives Lyons Award - February 22

The Nieman Foundation presented the 2008 Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism to William Worthy, Class of 1957.
Tim Golden of New York Times Delivers Morris Lecture at Nieman Foundation - February 21

Tim Golden, senior writer for The New York Times and member of the Class of 1996, presented the 2008 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation on February 21, 2008.

The Morris Lecture honors the foreign correspondent of the Los Angeles Times who was killed in February 1979 while covering the Iranian Revolution in Tehran. The lectureship was created in 1981 by family members, Harvard classmates and friends.