Niemans in the News

From Gaza to Harvard - January 8

BBC Producer Simon Wilson, Class of 2008, blogs from Cambridge about the crisis in the American newspaper industry, and the BBC's role in national and international news reporting.
Tully Center Honors Aboubakr Jamaï - January 2

He’s been sentenced to jail, saw his publication banned and was forced to leave his country. Moroccan Editor/Publisher Aboubakr Jamaï, Class of 2007-2008, is the first recipient of the Tully Center for Free Speech Award.
Philip Hilts Named New Fellowships Director - January 2

Philip J. Hilts, the author of six books and a prize-winning health and science reporter for both The New York Times and The Washington Post, has been named the third director of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowships. He was a member of the Nieman Class of 1985.

A long-time teacher of science journalism at Boston University, Hilts will also take over the current director’s teaching role in MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing.
Former Boston Globe writer, Frederick W. Pillsbury dies at 85 - January 1

Frederick Pillsbury, Class of 1957, died Jan. 1 after a long illness. A Harvard Graduate, Pillsbury began his journalism career at the Quincy (Mass.) Patriot Ledger as an editorial writer. He worked at the Boston Herald two separate times, and ended his career in retirement from the Boston Globe.
2007
Kabral Receives Honourary Degree from University of Sierra Leone - December 26

The University of Sierra Leone has conferred on Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, Class of 1991 and Ghana's Ambassador to Cote D'Ivoire, a doctoral degree in Civil Laws. The degree was in recognition of Blay-Amihere's invaluable contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between Sierra Leone and Ghana and for his intellectual input to the mission of the University of Sierra Leone.
NABJ Loses Friend, Mentor and Advocate Thomas Morgan III - December 24

Thomas Morgan III, Class of 1990, died Dec. 24. Morgan was the National Association of Black Journalist's eighth president and the first who was openly gay.
South Dakota Indian Journalist Gave Voices to a People Long Ignored - December 23

December 23, 2007 — Tim Giago, Class of 1991, was inducted into the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame in recent weeks — the first American Indian in a state with nine Indian reservations and 59,000 Indians.
Editors' World Launches New Web Site
Media Veteran Announces Comprehensive Online Resource for Journalists - December 6

Editors’ World, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization of U.S. journalists, recently announced the formal launch of its web site, www.editorsworld.org. Nancy Hicks Maynard, member of the Nieman Foundation Advisory Board, is founder and director of Editor’s World. Jerelyn Eddings (at left), Class of 1985, is editor.
On Alaska Trip, a Father Fishes for a Way to Reconnect with his Son - December 6

Backcast, by Lou Ureneck, Class of 1995, is difficult to categorize and impossible to forget. It might be described as a stunning memoir, a marvelous outdoor adventure, or a breathtaking travelogue that explores the wilds of Alaska and the intricacies of the human heart.

Whatever it is, it's wonderful.

Read the rest of this book review on boston.com.
Musharraf Loses Uniform, Stays in Power - November 28

Beena Sarwar, Class of 2006, says Pervez Musharraf's actions are symbolic and won't get anywhere towards restoring the constitution or democracy in Pakistan; it's martial law in disguise.

Watch her interview with Paul Jay on therealnews.com.