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Kim Yong-koo, managing editor of the Korea Times and a 1963 Nieman Fellow, dies at 90

Kim Yong-koo, managing editor of the Korea Times and a 1963 Nieman Fellow, dies at 90

Kim Yong-koo, a 1963 Nieman Fellow—the first from South Korea—and former managing editor of The Korea Times and, died August 19 in Seoul. He was 90.Kim Yong-kooAfter working as an…
August 23, 2014

Nieman announces named fellowships for the class of 2015

The Nieman Foundation today announced all named fellowships for the Nieman class of 2015. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide financial assistance to journalists…
August 1, 2014

It’s time to apply for a visiting Nieman Fellowship

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard wants to hear your idea for making journalism better. Apply for a visiting fellowship spend up to 12 weeks brainstorming with experts on…
July 21, 2014

2015 Nieman-Berkman Fellows named

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society have selected two journalists as the 2014-2015 Nieman-Berkman Fellows in Journalism Innovation. The fellowship is a collaboration…
June 30, 2014

Journalists Louise Kiernan and Steve Almond to join Nieman’s narrative journalism program

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has hired Louise Kiernan to edit Nieman Storyboard, a website that showcases exceptional narrative journalism and explores the future of nonfiction storytelling, and Steve Almond…
May 29, 2014

Nieman Foundation announces the 77th class of Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 24 journalists as members of the 77th class of Nieman Fellows. The group includes journalists who work around the globe as reporters, editors,…
April 30, 2014
2013 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

2013 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has won the Nieman Foundation’s 2013 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for Deadly Delays. The comprehensive watchdog investigation reveals how delays in newborn screening programs at hospitals…
March 12, 2014

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wins Taylor Family Award with “Deadly Delays”

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has won the Nieman Foundation’s 2013 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for Deadly Delays. The comprehensive watchdog investigation reveals how delays in newborn screening…
February 28, 2014

Justin Kaplan, Pulitzer-winning biographer: 1925-2014

Justin Kaplan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author best known for his biographies of literary greats Mark Twain and Walt Whitman and muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens, died on March 2 in Cambridge,…
February 27, 2014

The state of journalism in China

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, Nieman Reports takes an in-depth look at The State of Journalism in China and what a number of reporters are doing to…
February 11, 2014