James F. Ahearn, a 1971 Nieman Fellow and longtime reporter and editor in New Jersey, died in Rhinebeck, New York on April 13. He was 87. Ahearn worked at The Record newspaper in Bergen County, New Jersey … 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
Daniel Rapoport, a 1971 Nieman Fellow and longtime Washington journalist who started a publishing house which issued books that likely would never otherwise see print, died April 11. He was 79. Read more
Ronald R. Walker, a longtime Virgin Islands journalist and resident, died Nov. 23. Walker began his journalism career in 1959 as a reporter with the Virgin Islands Daily News, serving as editor in 1976 and 1977. He also worked at the San Juan Star, where he eventually served as managing editor. He was a 1971 Nieman Fellow. Read more