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William Worthy Receives Lyons Award

William Worthy Receives Lyons Award

The Nieman Foundation presented the 2008 Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism to William Worthy, Class of 1957.

Tenney Lehman, Former Nieman Executive Director, Dies at 90

Headed Harvard’s Nieman Foundation; Longtime Martha’s Vineyard Resident; Wordsmith and Poet

A Passenger on Benazir Bhutto’s bus, Christina Lamb reports on a tragic homecoming

Christina Lamb — Class of 1994 — was one of only two foreigners on board Benazir Bhutto's bus when it was bombed on October 18 upon her return to Pakistan.…

Nieman Foundation Names Hale Narrative Journalism Director

Writer Constance Hale has been named director of the Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism at the Nieman Foundation.

Class of 2007 Calls on President Yahya Jammeh to Restore Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in The Gambia

An open letter to President Yahya Jammeh from the Class of 2007.

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2007-2008

Thirty U.S. and international journalists have been named to the 70th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.

Letter from Class of 2007 to the Palestinian National Authority on Behalf of Abducted Journalist Alan Johnston

An open letter to HE Mahmoud Abbas from members of the Class of 2007.

Lancaster Newspaper’s Stories on Shooting of Amish School Girls Wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

A series by the Lancaster New Era about the shooting of 10 Amish girls in a one-room school house in rural Pennsylvania has won the 2007 Taylor Family Award for…

2007-2008 Nieman Fellowship in Arts & Culture Reporting

The Nieman Foundation will award a fellowship to a U.S. journalist specializing in arts and culture reporting for the academic year 2007-2008.

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2006-2007

Twenty-eight U.S. and international journalists have been named to the 69th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.