Gene Roberts

Nieman Fellow1962

About Gene Roberts

Gene Roberts

Gene Roberts, a 1962 Nieman Fellow, is co-author of “The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation.”

Quiet, Determined Courage

By Nieman Notes June 18, 2015

Much has been written about John Carroll's flair as a journalist, but not enough has been said about the quiet but determined courage that made him special—as a reporter but even more impressively as an editor. Read more