Nieman Notes

Eduardo Ulibarri named Costa Rica’s UN ambassador

Eduardo Ulibarri, former editor of the Costa Rican daily La Nación and a journalism professor at the University of Costa Rica, has been named Costa Rica's ambassador to the United…

United States reverses decision and grants visa to Colombian journalist Hollman Morris to join Nieman class of 2011

The U.S. State Department has reversed its decision to deny a visa to leading Colombian journalist Hollman Morris. He is now free to travel to the United States, where he…

U.S. denies visa to Colombian journalist

The U.S. government has denied a visa to a prominent Colombian journalist who specializes in conflict and human rights reporting to attend his Nieman Fellowship.

It’s A Boy: War Reporter’s Baby Shower In Baghdad

Hannah Allam, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, is having a baby shower. Her son, Bilal, is due in four months. And unlike most baby showers, the guests at this one are…

Harsono Wins 2010 John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award

Journalist and human rights advocate Andreas Harsono, a 2000 Nieman Fellow, was presented with the West Papua Advocacy Team's John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award. The annual award is given…

Frank Kelly dies at 95

Frank Kelly—a former reporter for the Kansas City Star and speech writer for President Harry Truman, and a founder and senior vice president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation—died June…

Colombian voters elect Santos president

Colombian voters on overwhelmingly elected as their new president Juan Manuel Santos, an American-educated former defense minister who oversaw a forceful counterinsurgency against the country’s rebel groups. Santos is a…

Robert Bergenheim dies at 86

Robert C. Bergenheim, the former Boston Herald American publisher who co-founded the Boston Business Journal and Providence Business News, died on Saturday, June 5. He was a 1954 Nieman Fellow.

Robert L. Healy—Boston Globe editor, columnist, political insider—dies at 84

Robert L. Healy, who spent more than four decades as a Boston Globe reporter, editor, and columnist, and played a leading role in some of the most notable chapters in…

Michael Skoler joins PRI as vice president, Interactive Media

Public Radio International (PRI) announced the appointment of Michael Skoler to the position of vice president of Interactive Media. In this capacity, Skoler will identify, develop and implement interactive strategies…