Laura Wides-Muñoz joined Fusion in January as director of news practices. She had spent the previous eight years working as a reporter in the Miami bureau of the Associated Press. She is responsible for ensuring that Fusion’s journalism meets its standards. Read more
Dan Vergano has moved to BuzzFeed News, where he is a science reporter based in the media company’s Washington, D.C. bureau. He is covering science politics and policy. Vergano previously worked at National Geographic. Read more
Kalpana Jain is senior education editor at The Conversation US, a nonprofit website that launched last fall to offer news and views from the academic and research community. She works with academics on articles related to research, policy, … Read more
Holly Williams, along with the CBS Evening News team, received the Jack R. Howard Award and $10,000 from the Scripps Howard Foundation for “Holy War,” early coverage of the emergence of ISIS in Syria and Northern Iraq. The … Read more
Alissa Quart’s book of poetry, “Monetized,” was published in March by Miami University Press. Quart’s poetry takes a hard look at the commercialization of American culture. Read more
David Abel of The Boston Globe received the Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Storytelling and $10,000 from the Scripps HowardFoundation for “The Richard Family,” a two-part narrative about overcoming physical challenges and living with grief … Read more
To help news innovators advance quality journalism by incorporating new practices and technology into their work, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced $223,000 in support to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard for a new program, the Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships. Read more
Journalist Danny Schechter, a 1978 Nieman Fellow who chronicled the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, advocated for human rights and other causes, and spoke out often about the need for a vigilant and independent press, has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 72. Read more
When my younger daughter was 6 years old, Bob Maynard came to dinner at our house in Des Moines. We sat for a long time at the table, as old friends do, and when I finally put Nell to bed, … Read more
