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Dori Maynard 'saw the possibility of change in almost everyone'

Dori Maynard ‘saw the possibility of change in almost everyone’

When my younger daughter was 6 years old, Bob Maynard came to dinner at our house in Des Moines. We sat for a long time at the table, as old…
Dori J. Maynard Believed 'Journalism and Life Demand All Voices'

Dori J. Maynard Believed ‘Journalism and Life Demand All Voices’

Dori J. Maynard, a 1993 Nieman Fellow and president of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education who was a longtime advocate for improving newsroom diversity, died February 24th…

Dori Maynard helped ‘to make race and diversity a greater part of the national dialogue’

How lucky for Dori J. Maynard that she got to be a Nieman Fellow (1993), just like her father, Robert C. Maynard, had 27 years before. And how lucky for…
Dori J. Maynard, NF '93, dies

Dori J. Maynard, NF ’93, dies

Dori J. Maynard, a 1993 Nieman Fellow and president of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education who was a longtime advocate for improving newsroom diversity, died February 24th…

Niemans’ Work Wins Polk Award

The staff of The Seattle Times has won a George Polk Award for environmental reporting for their coverage of the Oso, Wash., mudslides. The awards committee highlighted two exemplary articles, both…

Maria Balinska, NF ’10, Joins The Conversation US

Maria Balinska, a 2010 Nieman Fellow, has joined The Conversation US, a news analysis and commentary site. She serves as the site’s managing editor.

Kevin Sites, NF ’10, Authors Book

Kevin Sites’s “Swimming with the Warlords: A Dozen-Year Journey Across the Afghan War” was published by Harper Perennial in October. He is an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Media…

Jenifer McKim, NF’ 08, Wins Award

Jenifer McKim, a senior investigative reporter for the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, received a Publick Occurrences award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. She was recognized for her work chronicling…

Juanita Leon, NF ’07, Joins Global Voices Board

Juanita Leon, a journalist and founder of Lasillavacia. com, a news site about Colombia, has joined the board of directors of Global Voices, a citizen media platform.

Ceri Thomas, NF ’05, Is Now Editor of ‘Panorama’

Ceri Thomas, a 2005 Nieman Fellow, has been appointed editor of “Panorama,” BBC One’s flagship current affairs and investigative show. He previously served as head of programs for BBC News.