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Bob Giles, former Nieman Foundation curator, dies at 90

Bob Giles, former Nieman Foundation curator, dies at 90

The veteran journalist oversaw the launch of Nieman Journalism Lab, Nieman Storyboard and several national journalism awards
August 7, 2023
Jerome Aumente, NF ’68, international journalism educator and professor emeritus at Rutgers, dies at 85

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

Jerome Aumente, a 1968 Nieman Fellow, died on February 13, 2023, after a long illness.He was a distinguished professor emeritus in the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers…
July 31, 2023
2023 Nieman Journalism Awards Ceremony

2023 Nieman Journalism Awards Ceremony

During a ceremony at Walter Lippmann House at Harvard University on May 5, 2023, the Nieman Foundation presented three of its annual journalism awards to the 2023 winners and finalists.…
June 5, 2023
Hodding Carter III, NF ’66, civil rights champion and State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88

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

Carter was also president of the Knight Foundation
May 13, 2023
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces its 86th class of fellows

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

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 24 global journalists for a year of study at Harvard University, where they will work on ambitious projects ranging from the climate crisis…
May 11, 2023
Mike Pride, NF ’85, longtime Concord Monitor editor and Pulitzer Prize administrator, dies at 76

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

A tribute by Mark Travis, Pride’s friend, co-worker and collaborator at the Concord Monitor
April 26, 2023
China accuses respected journalist Dong Yuyu, a 2007 Nieman Fellow, of espionage

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

Journalist Dong Yuyu, a veteran editor and columnist at the Chinese Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, is facing espionage charges in Beijing. He was a member of the 2007 class…
April 24, 2023
The Austin American-Statesman wins the 2022 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

The Austin American-Statesman wins the 2022 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

ProPublica and a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/ProPublica narrative are finalists
April 19, 2023
ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune win the 2022 Worth Bingham Prize at Harvard for “The Price Kids Pay”

ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune win the 2022 Worth Bingham Prize at Harvard for “The Price Kids Pay”

“The Price Kids Pay,” a joint investigation by reporters Jodi S. Cohen at ProPublica and Jennifer Smith Richards at the Chicago Tribune, is the winner of the 2022 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative…
April 13, 2023
Wendi C. Thomas receives the 2023 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

Wendi C. Thomas receives the 2023 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

Wendi C. Thomas, founding editor and publisher of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit newsroom in Memphis, Tennessee, has been selected as winner of the 2023 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.…
April 11, 2023