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Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes shortlist

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes shortlist

The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University are pleased to announce the 2018 shortlist for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, the…
February 23, 2018
Lawrence Weiss, longtime editorial writer for The Denver Post and NF '49, dies at 97

Lawrence Weiss, longtime editorial writer for The Denver Post and NF ’49, dies at 97

Lawrence G. Weiss, a 1949 Nieman Fellow who was a longtime editorial writer for The Denver Post before becoming a public affairs advisor, died in Boulder, Colorado on January 10.…
January 19, 2018

Roy Reed, NF ’64, who covered civil rights for The New York Times, dies at 87

Roy Reed, a 1964 Nieman Fellow who covered the civil rights movement for The New York Times, died December 10 in Fayetteville, Arkansas after suffering a stroke. He was 87.Reed…
December 12, 2017
Simeon Booker, NF ’51, pioneering black journalist who risked his safety covering the civil rights movement, dies at 99

Simeon Booker, NF ’51, pioneering black journalist who risked his safety covering the civil rights movement, dies at 99

Simeon Booker, a 1951 Nieman Fellow and a legendary civil rights reporter who headed the Washington bureau for Jet and Ebony magazines for five decades, died in Solomons, Maryland on…
December 11, 2017
Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism established at Harvard University

Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism established at Harvard University

[sidebar style=”right”]To learn more about the Abrams Nieman Fellowship and who should apply, read a Q&A with Nieman Foundation curator Ann Marie Lipinski: “Investigative journalism is tough for local newsroom…
December 5, 2017

Gerald Grant, crusader for education reform and NF ’68, dies at 79

Gerald P. Grant, a 1968 Nieman Fellow and an education editor at The Washington Post before pursuing a career in the sociology of education, died in his Syracuse, New York…
September 25, 2017
Michael Green, former editor of South Africa's Daily News and NF '68, dies at 87

Michael Green, former editor of South Africa’s Daily News and NF ’68, dies at 87

Michael Green, a 1968 Nieman Fellow who served at the helm of South Africa’s Daily News and Sunday Tribune during the height of apartheid, died August 30 in Durban, South…
September 5, 2017

Nieman Foundation announces named fellowships for the class of 2018

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard today announced the named fellowships for the Nieman class of 2018. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide…
August 23, 2017
Richard Dudman, longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter and a 1954 Nieman Fellow, dies at 99

Richard Dudman, longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter and a 1954 Nieman Fellow, dies at 99

Richard Dudman, a 1954 Nieman Fellow and longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who, while on assignment in Cambodia, was ambushed by Viet Cong fighters and held in captivity for more…
August 7, 2017

Remembering Cornelia Bowling Carrier, pioneering environmental reporter and 1976 Nieman Fellow

Cornelia Bowling Carrier, one of the first environmental reporters in the South and a 1976 Nieman Fellow, died April 8 at the age of 78. Her Nieman classmate Peter Behr…
June 9, 2017