Nieman Foundation News

Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Funds New Business Journalism Fellowship at Nieman Foundation

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:44:38 GMT

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has been awarded a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to establish a new annual fellowship for business journalists. The grant additionally renews funding for the Donald W. Reynolds Nieman Fellowship in Community Journalism, which has been awarded by the Nieman Foundation each year since 2005. Read more »

Slain Sri Lankan Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge and Afghan Journalists to Receive Louis M. Lyons Award

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:21:09 GMT

The Nieman Foundation will present the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism to slain Sri Lankan newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge and the journalists of Afghanistan on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Nieman Fellows in the Class of 2010 chose the two recipients in recognition of the terrible risks many journalists around the world face in pursuit of their calling. The journalists of Afghanistan are being recognized for their bravery in delivering the news from one of the most dangerous reporting environments in the world. Read more »

Charlotte Paper Names Stodghill Business Columnist

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:17:28 GMT

Ron Stodghill, a former business journalist with BusinessWeek, Time and The New York Times, has been named a business columnist for the Charlotte Observer. Stodghill is a 2001 Nieman Fellow. Read more »

Former Gainesville Times editor Bob Campbell dies

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:15:50 GMT

Former longtime Gainesville Times editor Bob Campbell died Sunday, Nov. 8. Campbell—a Navy veteran of World War II and a 1957 Nieman Fellow—worked at The Times from 1971 to 1986, spending the last two years as editorial page editor. He was 88. Read more »

FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:22:59 GMT

New this year! Apply for a Nieman Fellowship using our online application.

U.S. Fellowships, including the Reynolds Fellowship in Community Journalism and the Arts & Culture Reporting Fellowship: Applications must be postmarked on or before Jan. 31, 2010. International Fellowships: Applications must be postmarked on or before Dec. 15, 2009. Global Health Reporting Fellowships: Applications must be postmarked on or before Jan. 31, 2010.

Learn more about how to apply »

Nieman Foundation Launches Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:46:44 GMT

The Nieman Foundation has launched a comprehensive online guide to covering pandemic flu. Written by and for journalists, www.coveringflu.org is a one-stop resource designed to help reporters, editors, producers and other media professionals understand the complexities of the flu story. It also offers guidance and best practices for reporting on the topic. Read more »

Nieman and Shorenstein Honor Italian Journalists, La Repubblica

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:18:59 GMT

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy have presented a citation to Ezio Mauro, editor of La Repubblica in Italy, recognizing his courageous leadership and the essential efforts of the newspaper on behalf of press freedom. It is a statement of support for Mauro and his colleagues in the face of attacks and legal actions by Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. Learn more »

Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Nelson dies

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:53:45 GMT

Jack Nelson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief who first made his name covering the civil rights movement, died Wednesday, Oct. 22. For more than two decades, he ran the Los Angeles Times’ bureau in the capital, propelling it to the heights of post-Watergate journalism and putting what had once been a regional paper on the same plane with other top national news organizations. Nelson—a 1962 Nieman Fellow—was 80. Read more »

Bryan Monroe Joins J-School at Northwestern

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:45:24 GMT

Veteran newsroom leader and media commentator Bryan Monroe—a 2003 Nieman Fellow—joins the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University as a visiting professor. Read more »

Olivera Perkins a recipient of the 2009 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:54:29 GMT

Olivera Perkins, a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a business reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has won the 2009 NABJ-Knowledge@Wharton Award. The awards provide journalists with a scholarship to attend the prestigious Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Perkins is a 2008 Nieman Fellow. Read more »

2008 Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:19:17 GMT

More than 80 students from a dozen schools participated in the fifth annual Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism in April. Sponsored by the Christopher J. Georges Fund and co-hosted by the Nieman Foundation and The Harvard Crimson, the event offered talks by leading journalists, training sessions and networking opportunities.

Paul Steiger, former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal and current editor-in-chief of ProPublica, delivered the keynote speech. Charles Sennott NF ’06, executive editor/vice president of Global News Enterprises, also spoke about the importance of international news coverage. 2008 Nieman Fellows Simon
Wilson, Alicia Anstead and Joshua Benton along with Nieman Narrative Journalism Program Director Constance Hale presented several workshops on topics ranging from “Reporting from the Field” to “Google,Web Tools and Blogging.” A panel discussion on political reporting and the 2008 elections rounded out the day with John Harris from Politico, Mark Halperin of Time/ABC News and Jackie Calmes, political reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

At the end of the conference, the Christopher J. Georges Award for Excellence in Student Journalism was presented to Yale Herald reporter Alex Hemmer and his editor, Laura Yao, for their story “National immigration politics take a local toll.” The Georges Award recognizes in-depth reporting on issues of enduring social value and demonstrates the human impact of public policy. For the first time, the competition was open not just to Harvard Crimson reporters, but to all student newspapers participating in the conference.

Swine Flu: Reporting the Story

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:14:08 GMT

Nieman Reports has published a comprehensive resource for journalists about coverage of a pandemic flu. The information comes from a conference held at the Nieman Foundation during the time when the concern about the potential of Avian Flu to evolve into a human flu epidemic was high. Read more »

Ken Armstrong Wins John Chancellor Award

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:40:52 GMT

Seattle Times reporter Ken Armstrong has won a major national award for his more than 20-year reporting career. Armstrong, the recipient of the 2009 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, was selected for the depth and impact of his coverage of the criminal-justice system over his career. Armstrong is a 2001 Nieman Fellow. Read more »

Alfredo Corchado Gets UTEP Alumni Award

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:05:48 GMT

Reporter Alfredo Corchado, the Mexico Bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News, received the 2009 Gold Nugget Award from the University of Texas at El Paso's College of Liberal Arts. Corchado is a 2009 Nieman Fellow. Read more »

Goodbye Without Leaving

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:31:35 GMT

Newspaper editor Lorie Hearn converts her investigative team into a nonprofit—with her former paper, San Diego Union-Tribune, as partner and chief benefactor. Hearn is a 1995 Nieman Fellow. Learn more »

Nieman Foundation Announces 2009-2010 Nieman Fellows

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:08:16 GMT

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has selected 23 journalists from the United States and abroad to join the 72nd class of Nieman Fellows. The group includes print and multimedia reporters and editors; radio and television journalists; photographers; book authors; a filmmaker and a columnist. Read more »