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Henry Chu named deputy curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

Henry Chu named deputy curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

Henry Chu, an accomplished reporter and editor whose work has taken him around the globe, has been selected as the deputy curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard…
The Chicago Tribune’s “Stalled Justice” wins the  2023 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism

The Chicago Tribune’s “Stalled Justice” wins the 2023 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism

The New York Times and The Marshall Project are finalists
“Alone and Exploited” by New York Times reporter Hannah Dreier wins the 2023 Worth Bingham Prize

“Alone and Exploited” by New York Times reporter Hannah Dreier wins the 2023 Worth Bingham Prize

Reporter Hannah Dreier’s hard-hitting, meticulously researched New York Time investigation “Alone and Exploited,” is winner of the 2023 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism. In her six-part series, Dreier exposed…
Jerry Mitchell receives the 2024 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Jerry Mitchell receives the 2024 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Jerry Mitchell, director and co-founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting (MCIR), has been selected as the winner of the 2024 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence in recognition of his exemplary body…
Trailblazing South African journalist Tony Heard, NF ’88, dies at 86

Trailblazing South African journalist Tony Heard, NF ’88, dies at 86

An appreciation by Pippa Green, NF ’99, adapted from a citation presented to Tony Heard when he received the 2022 Allan Kirkland Soga Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution as a journalist…
Ukrainian reporter Yuriy Nikolov wins Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Ukrainian reporter Yuriy Nikolov wins Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Fellows in the class of 2024 at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University have chosen Ukrainian investigative journalist Yuriy Nikolov for this year’s Louis M. Lyons Award for…
Winners and finalists of the 2024 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards announced

Winners and finalists of the 2024 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards announced

Ned Blackhawk, Dashka Slater, Lorraine Boissoneault and Alice Driver are winners of the 2024 Lukas Prizes
Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce shortlists for the 2024 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce shortlists for the 2024 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University are pleased to announce the 2024 shortlists for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize,…
Remer Tyson, NF ’67, who covered U.S. politics and major events in Africa, dies at 89

Remer Tyson, NF ’67, who covered U.S. politics and major events in Africa, dies at 89

An appreciation by Bill Schiller, NF ’06
Philip Meyer, NF ’67, data journalism pioneer and educator, dies at 93

Philip Meyer, NF ’67, data journalism pioneer and educator, dies at 93

The father of computer-assisted reporting revolutionized the way journalists work