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Nancy Maynard, Nieman Advisory Board Member, Dies at 61

Nancy Hicks Maynard, 61, a former co-publisher of the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and co-founder of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, died Sept. 21.
September 21, 2008

2008 Lovejoy Award Recipient Anne Hull

Anne Hull, a national enterprise reporter for The Washington Post who reported the story that exposed the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal in 2007 and has spent her…
August 5, 2008

Nieman Foundation Names New Fellow to Class of 2009

The Nieman Foundation has selected Russian journalist Fatima Tlisova as a member of the Nieman Class of 2009.
August 5, 2008

Benton Named Digital Journalism Editor at Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

The Nieman Foundation has appointed Joshua Benton editor of its new Digital Journalism Project.
May 21, 2008

Nieman Foundation Announces 2008-2009 Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation has named 28 journalists from the United States and abroad to the 71st class of Nieman Fellows.
May 16, 2008

Chicago Tribune’s Howard Witt wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for Reports on Race

Chicago Tribune Southwest Bureau Chief Howard Witt has won the 2008 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for his coverage of racial issues in America.
April 16, 2008

Nieman Foundation to Administer Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

The Nieman Foundation announces it will oversee the management of the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism.
March 27, 2008

2008 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism Offers Fresh Take on Multimedia

From reporters and biographers to bloggers and podcasters, the country’s top literary minds will gather this weekend to explore the challenges of professional storytelling in the multimedia age.
March 13, 2008

Tim Golden of New York Times to Deliver Morris Lecture at Nieman Foundation

Tim Golden, senior writer for The New York Times, will present the 2008 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation on February 21, 2008.
March 13, 2008

Nieman Foundation Announces I.F. Stone Award Honoring Journalistic Independence

The Nieman Foundation is establishing an award that recognizes journalistic independence and honors the life of investigative journalist I.F. Stone.
March 5, 2008