Nieman welcomed two new members to the Nieman Advisory Board in 2025: strong Edward Wong, NF ’18, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, where he has been a reporter for more than 25 years, and Jason Rezaian, NF ’17, director of press freedom initiatives at The Washington Post and chair of the Advisory Board for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Members
Amy Abrams
President, Abrams Foundation
Rosental Alves, NF ’88
Professor and Knight Chair in International Journalism, University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism; founder and director, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
Fernando Berguido, NF ’11
Former publisher and editor, La Prensa, Panama
Robert Blau, NF ’97
Executive editor for projects and investigations, Bloomberg News
Joseph L. Bower
Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, emeritus, Harvard Business School
Henry Chu, NF ’15
Interim Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
George de Lama, NF ’92
President, Eisenhower Fellowships
Margaret (Peggy) Engel, NF ’79
Director, Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University
Gigi Georges
Narrative nonfiction author with experience in politics, public service and academia
Tim Golden, NF ’96
Editor-at-large, ProPublica
John Harwood, NF ’90 (board chair)
Journalist with expertise in presidential politics, Congress, national politics and the economy
Alex Jones, NF ’82
Retired director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Jennifer 8. Lee
Co-founder and CEO, Plympton; author and journalist
Emily O’Reilly, NF ’88
European Ombudsman for the European Union
Jason Rezaian, NF ’17
Director of press freedom initiatives, The Washington Post
David Skok, NF ’12
Founder and editor-in-chief, The Logic, Canada
Akiko Sugaya, NF ’12
Journalist and author
Ernie Suggs, NF ’09
Reporter, The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Wendi C. Thomas, NF ’16
Editor and publisher, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Edward Wong, NF ’18
Diplomatic correspondent, The New York Times