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The Nieman Foundation announces named fellowships for the class of 2023

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has announced the named fellowships for the class of 2023. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide important…
August 30, 2022
Tim Giago, NF ’91, trailblazing journalist and champion for Native American news coverage, dies at 88

Tim Giago, NF ’91, trailblazing journalist and champion for Native American news coverage, dies at 88

Tim Giago, an Oglala Lakota journalist, newspaper pioneer and 1991 Nieman Fellow, died in Rapid City, South Dakota, on July 24, 2022, at the age of 88. In 1981, Giago founded…
July 29, 2022
Bernard Edinger, NF ’85, former Reuters correspondent, dies at 80

Bernard Edinger, NF ’85, former Reuters correspondent, dies at 80

Bernard Edinger, a 1985 Nieman Fellow, died in Paris on June 25, 2022. He was 80 years old and had recently been battling leukemia.A French national, Edinger grew up in…
July 7, 2022
Barry Sussman, former editor of the Nieman Watchdog Project, dies at age 87

Barry Sussman, former editor of the Nieman Watchdog Project, dies at age 87

A longtime Washington Post editor, Sussman led the paper’s award-winning Watergate coverage
June 8, 2022
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 85th class of fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 85th class of fellows

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 24 journalists from around the world for a year of study at Harvard University. The new Nieman Fellows will work…
May 11, 2022
Journalist Philip J. Hilts, NF ’85, dies at 74

Journalist Philip J. Hilts, NF ’85, dies at 74

The reporter and author served as director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
May 2, 2022
The Tampa Bay Times' “Poisoned” investigation wins the 2021 Worth Bingham Prize

The Tampa Bay Times’ “Poisoned” investigation wins the 2021 Worth Bingham Prize

Cambridge, Mass. – “Poisoned,” a meticulously researched series by The Tampa Bay Times that revealed dangerous working conditions inside the Gopher Resource lead smelting plant in Tampa, Florida, is the…
April 25, 2022
The Madison County Record wins 2021 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

The Madison County Record wins 2021 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

Cambridge, Mass. – An unflinching investigation by The Madison County Record into attempts by the Huntsville, Arkansas, school board to cover up sexual assault allegations by junior high school basketball…
April 22, 2022
Jamie Kalven wins the 2022 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

Jamie Kalven wins the 2022 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

Cambridge, Mass. — Author, journalist and human rights activist Jamie Kalven has been selected as winner of the 2022 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence by the Nieman Foundation for…
April 14, 2022
Afghanistan’s Rukhshana Media wins Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Afghanistan’s Rukhshana Media wins Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Fellows in the class of 2022 at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University have chosen Rukhshana Media, an online news agency based in Afghanistan, for the 2022 Louis…
April 4, 2022