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Nieman Lab at Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism expands coverage of local news and AI

Nieman Lab at Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism expands coverage of local news and AI

Nieman Journalism Lab, a Harvard University-based digital publication exploring the future of news, is expanding its staff to offer robust coverage of local news and generative AI, two issues of…
September 5, 2023
Paul Carvalho, NF’95, Montreal-based filmmaker, dies at 72

Paul Carvalho, NF’95, Montreal-based filmmaker, dies at 72

Paul Carvalho, an internationally recognized documentary filmmaker and a 1995 Nieman Fellow, died on August 17, 2023, at his home in Montreal, Canada, after a long illness. He was 72.Carvalho…
August 30, 2023
Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, dies at 60

Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, dies at 60

The 2018 Nieman Fellow profiled people from California’s Central Valley to the Azores
August 13, 2023
Bob Giles, former Nieman Foundation curator, dies at 90

Bob Giles, former Nieman Foundation curator, dies at 90

The veteran journalist oversaw the launch of Nieman Journalism Lab, Nieman Storyboard and several national journalism awards
August 7, 2023
Jerome Aumente, NF ’68, international journalism educator and professor emeritus at Rutgers, dies at 85

Jerome Aumente, NF ’68, international journalism educator and professor emeritus at Rutgers, dies at 85

Jerome Aumente, a 1968 Nieman Fellow, died on February 13, 2023, after a long illness.He was a distinguished professor emeritus in the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers…
July 31, 2023
2023 Nieman Journalism Awards Ceremony

2023 Nieman Journalism Awards Ceremony

During a ceremony at Walter Lippmann House at Harvard University on May 5, 2023, the Nieman Foundation presented three of its annual journalism awards to the 2023 winners and finalists.…
June 5, 2023
Hodding Carter III, NF ’66, civil rights champion and State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88

Hodding Carter III, NF ’66, civil rights champion and State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88

Carter was also president of the Knight Foundation
May 13, 2023
Mike Pride, NF ’85, longtime Concord Monitor editor and Pulitzer Prize administrator, dies at 76

Mike Pride, NF ’85, longtime Concord Monitor editor and Pulitzer Prize administrator, dies at 76

A tribute by Mark Travis, Pride’s friend, co-worker and collaborator at the Concord Monitor
April 26, 2023
China accuses respected journalist Dong Yuyu, a 2007 Nieman Fellow, of espionage

China accuses respected journalist Dong Yuyu, a 2007 Nieman Fellow, of espionage

Journalist Dong Yuyu, a veteran editor and columnist at the Chinese Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, is facing espionage charges in Beijing. He was a member of the 2007 class…
April 24, 2023
The Austin American-Statesman wins the 2022 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

The Austin American-Statesman wins the 2022 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

ProPublica and a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/ProPublica narrative are finalists
April 19, 2023