Nieman Notes

Katie King — a Nieman Foundation advisory board member and a 1994 Nieman Fellow — will be inducted to the University of Washingon Communication Alumni Hall of Fame Oct. 16.…

Kael Alford has been named the winner of the 2012 Michael P. Smith Fund For Documentary Photography Award. The $5,000 award is presented annually by the New Orleans Photo Alliance…

Andrew Meldrum, a longtime editor and foreign correspondent with extensive experience in Africa, has been appointed assistant Africa editor for The Associated Press. Meldrum, a 2008 Nieman Fellow, will be…

Ju-Don Roberts, a 2004 Nieman Fellow, has been promoted to general manager and senior vice president of Everyday Health. In her new role, she will oversee the Web, mobile, social,…

Yossi Melman, a 1990 Nieman Fellow, has joined the Israeli news website Walla after 27 years with the daily newspaper Haaretz. He will continue writing about security and intelligence matters.

Mike McGrady, a prizewinning reporter for Newsday who to his chagrin was best known as the mastermind of one of the juiciest literary hoaxes in America died on May 13…

Julia Keller, the Chicago Tribune cultural critic who won the newspaper’s only Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, says it's time to return to the academic world — and pursue a…

Cecilia Alvear, a 1989 Nieman Fellow, recently served on an eight-member jury of international journalists who selected Panama's National Journalism Awards.

Roberto Eisenmann, a 1986 Nieman Fellow and Founder of the daily "La Prensa" in Panama, was honored with a lifetime achievement award by Fundación Fórum de Periodistas por la Libertad…

Investigating Power, a new multimedia website that features the work of 26 leading journalists who have exposed abuses of power in contemporary U.S. history, profiles several Nieman Fellows. Those interviewed…