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NIEMAN REPORTS

4 Ways to Fund — and Save — Local Journalism

COVID-19 is threatening to extinguish local media — and fueling bold proposals to fund its long-term future.

AWARDS

Maria Hinojosa receives I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Her groundbreaking documentaries and investigative reports have brought to light stories about the lives and challenges of millions.

NIEMAN STORYBOARD

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A poet’s distanced farewell to his students is an anthem for the times

As the semester ended, this professor wanted to leave his students with “something more substantial than goodbye.”

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A window into one newsroom’s diversity opens, but an industry-wide door shuts

The report comes on the heels of a dispiriting announcement from the American Society of News Editors that the group would be pausing its annual census.

Fellowships

The Life of a Nieman Fellow

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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

Alumni Perspectives

Alumni Perspectives

Hear what fellows say about the impact of their time on campus Read more

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Foundation News

An appreciation: Ed Lambeth, journalist, educator and 1968 Nieman Fellow

Brandy Ayers, longtime Alabama newspaper executive and NF ’68, dies at 85

Maria Hinojosa receives the 2020 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

Pamela Colloff’s probe of jailhouse informants for ProPublica, New York Times wins Taylor Award

The Wall Street Journal and Frontline win Bingham Prize for Indian Health Service investigation

Nieman Reports wins 2019 Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism

Gene Pell, journalist who led Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in final years of the Cold War, dies at 83

Winners and finalists of the 2020 Lukas Prize Project Awards announced

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce 2020 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes shortlist

Nieman Foundation announces the 2020 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows

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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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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