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New direction for the Nieman Watchdog Project

The Nieman Watchdog Project was launched in 1996, animated by a singular goal: to examine and invigorate journalism in its fundamental role of serving the public interest. The Watchdog Project—funded…

Spreading the Word

“Truth in the Age of Social Media,” the Summer 2012 issue of Nieman Reports, is attracting notice. Among the readers weighing in: The Poynter Institute's Craig Silverman, his Poynter colleague…

A new form of global storytelling

Maria Balinska, NF’10, is working to transform the way international news is presented to the American audience. As founder and editor of the new start-up Latitude News, she has developed…

After 76 years of newspaper writing, Richard Dudman says farewell

Richard Dudman has spent his life finding and writing good stories. He has been the Bangor Daily News’ senior contributing editor for the last 12 years, writing more than 1,000…

Foundation announces its 75th class of Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has selected 24 journalists from the United States and abroad as members of the 75th class of Nieman Fellows. The group includes journalists…

Nieman sparks Harvard student’s interest in journalism

When Harvard student Alyssa Botelho interned at the Nieman Foundation last summer, she not only got the chance to profile interview Nieman’s Global Health Fellows, she was inspired to pursue…

2012 Lukas Prize Project Awards Announced

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation have named the winners of the 2012 Lukas Prize Project Awards. Vanderbilt University law professor Daniel Sharfstein has won the 2012 J. Anthony…

The News & Observer wins Taylor Family Award

The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., has won the 2011 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for “Twisted Truth: A Prosecutor Under Fire,” a three-part series reported by…

Remembering Anthony Shadid

When foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid presented the Joe Alex Morris, Jr. Lecture at the Nieman Foundation in 2004, he spoke eloquently about the many challenges of filing from war-torn Iraq,…

Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation launched

Addressing the growing need for fresh ideas and research in news reporting, the Nieman Foundation and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society announce the creation of the joint Nieman-Berkman…