Former Nieman curator Bob Giles, NF ’66, will receive a Yankee Quill Award this fall from the Academy of New England Journalists. The annual award recognizes recipients’ contributions to journalistic excellence and broad influence on New England journalism over time. The selection committee was impressed with Giles’ 11 years as director of the Nieman Foundation, including his oversight of programs such as the Nieman Journalism Lab and Nieman Watchdog and his support of narrative journalism. Read more
Melissa Ludtke, editor of Nieman Reports and a 1992 Nieman Fellow, has been selected as a winner of a 2010 Yankee Quill Award. Considered to be the highest individual honor for journalists in New England, the Yankee Quill is presented annually by the Academy of New England Journalists through its partnership with the New England Society of Newspaper Editors Foundation. Read more
