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NIEMAN FELLOWSHIPS

Meet the Nieman class of 2024

Two dozen journalists from around the world will study at Harvard starting this fall.

Nieman News

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Remembering Bob Giles

Former Nieman Foundation curator Bob Giles has died. The veteran journalist oversaw the launch of Nieman Journalism Lab, Nieman Storyboard and several national journalism awards during his 11 years at Harvard.

Awards

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Uvalde coverage wins Taylor Award

The Austin American-Statesman wins the 2022 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism for its sensitive reporting in the aftermath of the May 2022 school shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

AWARDS

Wendi C. Thomas receives I.F. Stone Medal

Wendi C. Thomas, founding editor and publisher of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism in Memphis, Tennessee, is winner of the 2023 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.

Fellowships

The Life of a Nieman Fellow

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Since 1938, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism has brought more than 1,700 promising and accomplished journalists from 100 countries to Harvard for a year of study, innovation and experimentation.

From the Curator

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

Nieman Lab at Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism expands coverage of local news and AI

Paul Carvalho, NF’95, Montreal-based filmmaker, dies at 72

Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, dies at 60

Bob Giles, former Nieman Foundation curator, dies at 90

Jerome Aumente, NF ’68, international journalism educator and professor emeritus at Rutgers, dies at 85

2023 Nieman Journalism Awards Ceremony

Hodding Carter III, NF ’66, civil rights champion and State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces its 86th class of fellows

Mike Pride, NF ’85, longtime Concord Monitor editor and Pulitzer Prize administrator, dies at 76

China accuses respected journalist Dong Yuyu, a 2007 Nieman Fellow, of espionage

Publications

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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Recent Stories

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How To Make J-school Matter (Again)

Amy Webb's new approach to curriculum and classroom education

Be the Disruptor Cover

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