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Tenney Lehman, Former Nieman Executive Director, Dies at 90

Headed Harvard’s Nieman Foundation; Longtime Martha’s Vineyard Resident; Wordsmith and Poet
January 27, 2008

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.…
October 18, 2007

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.
August 16, 2007

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.
June 13, 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.
May 23, 2007

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.
May 8, 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…
April 2, 2007

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.
January 26, 2007

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.
May 30, 2006

The Sacramento Bee Series on Immigrant Forest Workers Wins $10,000 Taylor Family Award

A series by The Sacramento Bee about the misuse and abuse of Latino immigrants who work in America's forest industry has won the 2006 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in…
May 3, 2006