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Nieman Curator Bob Giles reflects on his time at Harvard

Nieman Foundation curator Bob Giles retired at the end of June after 11 years on the job. During his tenure, he found new ways to strengthen the Nieman Fellowship program…
July 14, 2011

Knight Foundation grant supports enhanced Latin American fellowships

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Two Latin American journalists will receive Nieman Fellowships at Harvard University to help them discover new ways to inform and engage their communities and foster a free…
July 13, 2011

Nieman Foundation announces Class of 2012

The Nieman Foundation has selected 24 journalists from the United States and abroad to become the 74th class of Nieman Fellows. Announcing the class, Nieman Foundation curator Bob Giles said…
May 25, 2011

Nieman Journalism Lab launches Encyclo

The Nieman Journalism Lab has created a new digital encyclopedia that includes entries on all the key players and issues affecting the future of news today. Encyclo is an online…
May 18, 2011

The Nieman Foundation calls on Iran for the immediate release of Dorothy Parvaz, NF ’09

To Whom It May Concern: The staff at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of journalist Dorothy Parvaz, who is…
May 12, 2011

Nieman Foundation calls for release of journalist Dorothy Parvaz in Syria

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard is calling for information and assistance in obtaining the release of journalist Dorothy Parvaz, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, who is being held in…
May 6, 2011

Journalism in Eastern Europe: Who controls the media?

The end of the Cold War and the collapse of a dozen totalitarian states 20 years ago triggered the emergence of democracy in the region previously known as the Communist…
May 5, 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

Ann Marie Lipinski Named New Curator of Nieman Foundation

Ann Marie Lipinski, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former editor of the Chicago Tribune, has been named curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.
April 19, 2011
The Value of the Nieman Experience

The Value of the Nieman Experience

Nieman curator Bob Giles writes about “The Value of the Nieman Fellows’ Experience” in the Spring 2011 issue of Nieman Reports. His comments about the 50th anniversary of the South…
April 16, 2011