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NIEMAN REPORTS

The Media and the Ballot Box: Confronting 21st Century Voter Suppression

As more states restrict ballot access, news outlets must invest in consistent voting rights reporting that cuts through lies, distortion, and disinformation

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Join us! The Nieman Foundation is accepting fellowship applications for the 2022-23 academic year at Harvard. The deadline for U.S. candidates is Jan. 31, 2022.

NIEMAN LAB

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Predictions for Journalism 2022

Nieman Lab asked some of the smartest people in journalism and media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.

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Remembering Kari Howard

Kari Howard, an editor who loved good stories and storytellers, died on Jan. 12 at the age of 59. She inspired writers at The Los Angeles Times, Reuters and Nieman Storyboard.

Fellowships

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Since 1938, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism has brought more than 1,600 promising and accomplished journalists from 98 countries to Harvard for a year of study, innovation and experimentation.

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From the Curator

Experiment, discover and innovate as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard Read more

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Alumni Perspectives

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Foundation News

Kari Howard, former Nieman Storyboard editor, dies at 59

Remembering Hsiao Ching-chang, NF ’85

Nieman Foundation announces named fellowships for the class of 2022

Nieman Foundation welcomes new staff

Nieman Fellows call on Pakistan’s government to investigate attacks on Absar Alam, other journalists

Nieman alumna Roza Eftekhari, a champion for women’s rights and local journalism, dies at 60

Nancy Giles, psychologist and wife of former Nieman curator Bob Giles, dies at 82

Photojournalist Eli Reed wins the 2021 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Ian Menzies, former Boston Globe managing editor and a 1962 Nieman, dies at 101

“She was a woman ahead of her time”

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The Nieman Foundation publishes Nieman Reports, a website and quarterly magazine chronicling contemporary challenges and opportunities in journalism; Nieman Journalism Lab, a website reporting on digital media innovation; Nieman Storyboard, a website exploring the art and craft of nonfiction storytelling; as well as a series of print and e-books about current issues in journalism.

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Nieman Books
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How To Make J-school Matter (Again)

Amy Webb's new approach to curriculum and classroom education

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Be the Disruptor

Clayton M. Christensen applies the lessons of disruptive innovation to the media

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The Gates of Harvard Yard

Pulitzer-winning Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin on Harvard's iconic portals

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Telling True Stories

Practical craft tips on narrative nonfiction from some of America's leading journalists