Nieman Notes Cathy Grimes, NF ’06, Named Communications Manager Cathy Grimes,a 2006 Nieman Fellow, has been named communications manager for Virginia Tech’s graduate school. February 17, 2015 Thrity Umrigar, NF ’00, Authors Novel Thrity Umrigar’s newest novel is “The Story Hour,” published by Harper in August. It revolves around the friendship between an American psychologist and an Indian immigrant. February 17, 2015 Jonathan Yardley, NF ’69, Retires Jonathan Yardley, a book critic for The Washington Post for 33 years, retired in December. After writing 3,000 reviews, he’s ready to read purely for pleasure. He is a 1969 Nieman… February 17, 2015 John C. Huff Jr., NF ’79, Retires John C. Huff Jr., a 1979 Nieman Fellow, has retired from the editorship of the Independent Mail in Anderson, South Carolina, a position which he had held since 2008. During… February 17, 2015 Johanna Neuman, NF ’82, Wins NYHS Fellowship Johanna Neuman, a 1982 Nieman Fellow, is a New York Historical Society fellow. A Ph.D. student in history at American University, she is utilizing the society’s archives to do research for her… February 17, 2015 Josephine Thomas, NF ’71, Recognized by Human Rights Group Josephine Thomas’s coverage of the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland has been recognized by a human rights group, the Irish- American Unity Conference, which established the Jo Thomas… February 17, 2015 Richard Dudman, NF ’54, Honored by Maine Press Association Richard Dudman, a 1954 Nieman Fellow, was inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame in October. In his 31 years with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he covered many wars… February 17, 2015 Nazila Fathi, NF ’11, Authors Book Nazila Fathi’s “The Lonely War: One Woman’s Account of the Struggle for Modern Iran” was published by Basic Books in December. Fathi was 9 years old in 1979 when a revolution… February 17, 2015 Jonathan Blakley, NF ’12, Joins MPR Jonathan Blakley, a 2012 Nieman Fellow, has joined Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). Blakley, formerly of NPR, oversees MPR’s news coverage as its program director. February 17, 2015 Samuel Loewenberg, NF ’12, Receives Safra Center Fellowship Samuel Loewenberg, whose work focuses on global health, has been named a fellow with the Investigative Journalism Project at Harvard’s Safra Center for Ethics. February 17, 2015 Previous 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … 52 Next
