Awards

Investigative Reporter A.C. Thompson Wins the 2011 I.F. Stone Medal

A.C. Thompson, a staff reporter for ProPublica whose work frequently exposes social injustice and the abuse of power, is winner of the 2011 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. The…
June 14, 2011
Nieman supporter Bill Taylor dies at 78

Nieman supporter Bill Taylor dies at 78

William Osgood Taylor II, a longtime friend and supporter of the Nieman Foundation, has died in Boston after a lengthy illness. Taylor was the fourth member of his family to…
May 2, 2011

Columbia, Nieman Foundation announce winners of the 2011 Lukas Prize Project

The recipients of the 2011 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards for exceptional nonfiction include authors Eliza Griswold (a 2007 Nieman Fellow), Isabel Wilkerson and Alex Tizon. The awards will…
March 30, 2011

Michael J. Berens wins Worth Bingham Prize for “Seniors for Sale”

Reporter Michael J. Berens of The Seattle Times is winner of the 2010 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for his comprehensive six-part series “Seniors for Sale: Exploiting the aged…
March 15, 2011

Argus Leader wins Taylor Family Award with “Growing Up Indian”

The Argus Leader in Sioux Falls has won the 2010 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers with “Growing Up Indian,” an eight-part series that examines the daunting challenges faced…
February 23, 2011

Dexter Filkins to deliver the 2011 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Lecture

Veteran war correspondent Dexter Filkins will deliver the 30th annual Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation on Thursday, February 3, 2011. “Dexter has earned a place…
January 31, 2011

Somali reporter Mohamed Olad Hassan to receive Louis M. Lyons Award

The Nieman Foundation will present the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism to Somali reporter Mohamed Olad Hassan on Thursday, November 18, 2010. Nieman Fellows in…
November 12, 2010

Craig R. McCoy wins the 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Craig R. McCoy, a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, is winner of the 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. The Nieman Foundation will present the award during a…
June 11, 2010

Columbia, Nieman Foundation announce ’10 Lukas Prize Project Award winners

The recipients of the 2010 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards for exceptional nonfiction include David Finkel’s up-close examination of the human costs of making war; James Davidson’s study of…
March 30, 2010

Chicago Tribune wins Taylor Family Award for “Clout Goes to College”

The Chicago Tribune has won the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for “Clout Goes to College,” its evenhanded and thorough investigation of improper influence peddling in the admissions…
March 11, 2010