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Wanted: Tough Questions for the Presidential Debates NiemanWatchdog.org is Putting the Internet to Work

NiemanWatchdog.org is soliciting incisive, probing questions that President Bush and Senator Kerry should be asked at the upcoming presidential debates.
September 8, 2004

Class of 2005 Orientation Begins Aug. 30

Twelve U.S. journalists and 13 international journalists will begin orientation on Aug. 30 as the 67th class of Nieman Fellows.
August 18, 2004

Harvard and UMass Boston Journalists to Produce Daily Newspaper at 2004 Democratic National Convention

Journalists from the Nieman Foundation, The Harvard Crimson and UMass Boston will publish MediaNation, a two-page daily newspaper covering the news media and media issues at the Democratic National Convention.
July 19, 2004

Nieman Foundation Launches Capital Campaign; Dedicates New Wing To Honor Lead Gift By Knight Foundation

The new wing on the Nieman Foundation's home at Harvard University was dedicated Monday in honor of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its long-standing support of…
May 24, 2004

Nieman Foundation Launches Watchdog Journalism Web Site ‘Questions the press should ask’

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University launches a new Web site today to encourage watchdog reporting by drawing on authorities in various fields to suggest questions for the…
May 24, 2004

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2004-05

Thirteen U.S. journalists and 12 international journalists were appointed to the 67th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.
May 17, 2004

Toledo Blade Report on Vietnam War Atrocities Wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

A report by The Blade of Toledo that uncovered Vietnam-era war crimes kept secret for three and a half decades has received the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers.
May 17, 2004

Special Edition of Nieman Reports Provides Practical Guidance for Reporting on Science, the Environment, Health and Medicine

A special edition of Nieman Reports featuring practical and reflective guidance from 84 leading journalists and scholars who study or report on science, the environment, health and medicine has been…
November 18, 2003

Nieman Foundation Names Wing to Honor John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

The new wing on the Nieman Foundation's home at Harvard University will honor the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its long-standing support of the Nieman mission to…
November 6, 2003

Sussman Named Editor of Nieman Watchdog Journalism Project

Barry Sussman, who led The Washington Post's day-to-day coverage of the Watergate scandal, has been named editor of the Watchdog Project at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
September 11, 2003