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William Worthy to Receive Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism

The Nieman Foundation will present the Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism to William Worthy on Friday, February 22, 2008.
February 13, 2008

ProPublica Appoints Journalism Advisory Board

Paul E. Steiger, editor-in-chief of ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom producing journalism in the public interest, today announced the appointment of a journalism Advisory Board. Of the 12 board members, three…
February 11, 2008

Romney’s Immigration Hypocrisy

Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s inconsistency on tough issues is widely recognized: He was pro-choice and then pro-life; he supported gun control and then he rejected…
February 5, 2008

Ellen Goodman is 2008 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree

Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist from the Boston Globe and member of the Class of 1974, is the 2008 recipient of the Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award of the…
February 1, 2008

Tenney Lehman, Former Nieman Executive Director, Dies at 90

Headed Harvard’s Nieman Foundation; Longtime Martha’s Vineyard Resident; Wordsmith and Poet
January 27, 2008

Journalism and Public Information in Brazil

Fernando Rodrigues, Class of 2008, assembled a database with some 25,000 records of Brazilian politicians showing electoral information and personal data — including the list of personal assets of each…
January 22, 2008

Cynthia Tucker to Present Keynote Address

Cynthia Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer and member of the Class of 1989, will serve as one of two featured speakers for the Seventh Annual Leadership Conference Celebrating Black…
January 20, 2008

Causey New Member of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Editorial Board

James Causey, Class of 2008, is one of two writers to recently join the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board. He will write on urban affairs once he finishes his year…
January 19, 2008

Josh Benton’s Investigations Into Cheating Receives Top Honors in Meyer Awards

Three major investigative reports that used social science research methods as key parts of their probes were named today as winners of the 2007 Philip Meyer Journalism Award. Among them,…
January 9, 2008

Pakistan’s Trusted Voice Muzzled by Musharraf

In early November, President Pervez Musharraf's government pulled the plug on Pakistan's most popular television news channel, independent Geo-TV. Bill Schiller, Class of 2006, talks to Pakistani Geo television reporter…
January 8, 2008