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Journalism Under Pressure

Even as newsrooms and revenues shrink, coverage is often exceptional

EVENTS

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2020 Campaign Journalism Conference

Journalists: Getting ready to cover the run-up to the next U.S. presidential election? Register by March 15 for the 2020 Campaign Journalism Conference taking place in Chicago, April 11-12, 2019.

NIEMAN LAB

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Collaborating with your local TV station

“The idea that you would collaborate with your competitor when you’re fighting for ratings is anathema to broadcasters.” But it may be a key part of how local news remains sustainable.

AWARDS

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Marisa Kwiatkowski wins Lyons Award

During her acceptance speech for the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism, Marisa Kwiatkowski shared how she uses public records and meticulous fact-checking in her work.

Fellowships

The Life of a Nieman Fellow

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Since 1938, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism has brought more than 1,500 promising and accomplished journalists from 96 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

Testimonials

Testimonials

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

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Foundation News

Maurice Chammah, Steven Dudley, Shane Bauer, Andrew Delbanco, and Jeffrey C. Stewart Win the 2019 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

The University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Nieman Foundation Announce Campaign Journalism Conference in April

Nieman Foundation announces the 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows

Indianapolis Star reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski wins Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Nieman Foundation announces year two of the Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism

Remembering Chris Cousins, NF ’07

Nieman Foundation announces the Harry M. Davis Nieman Fellowship in Science Journalism

“What Ever Happened to the Free Press?”

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jacqui Banaszynski joins Nieman Storyboard as editor

Nieman Fellows begin new jobs

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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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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