Nieman Notes Sabam Siagian, NF ’79 and first editor in chief of The Jakarta Post, dies at age 84 Sabam Siagian, a 1979 Nieman Fellow and the first editor in chief of The Jakarta Post, died in a Jakarta hospital on June 3. He was 84.Sabam, who was the first… June 8, 2016 David Lamb, NF ’81 and longtime foreign correspondent for the LA Times, dies at 76 David Lamb, a 1981 Nieman Fellow and a longtime foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, died on Sunday in Alexandria, Virginia. Lamb, who had been battling lymphoma and esophageal… June 7, 2016 William R. Grant, NF ’80, dies at age 72 William R. Grant, a 1980 Nieman Fellow and an award-winning reporter and television producer, passed away on May 15 of complications from pneumonia. He was 72.Born in Winchester, Kentucky, Grant… May 20, 2016 Kate Galbraith, NF ’08, honored by International Association for Literary Journalism Studies Kate Galbraith, NF ’08, has been honored by the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies for her article “New Print Magazines Are Embracing Narrative and Finding their Niche,” which explains why… May 12, 2016 Yoichi Funabashi, NF ’76, wins Shorenstein Journalism Award Japanese journalist Yoichi Funabashi, NF ’76, the former editor-in-chief of Asahi Shimbun, has won the 2015 Shorenstein Journalism Award. Presented annually by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at… May 12, 2016 Gaiutra Bahadur, NF ’08, named Sheila Biddle Ford Fellow Gaiutra Bahadur, NF ’08, has been named a Sheila Biddle Ford Fellow at the Du Bois Research Institute, part of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research.She will… April 27, 2016 Remembering Acel Moore, Newsman and Mentor William Marimow, a 1983 Nieman Fellow, remembers his Philadelphia Inquirer colleague Acel Moore, a 1980 Nieman Fellow, who died on February 12 at age 75. Moore was a co-founder of… February 16, 2016 William Marimow Joshua Hammer, NF ’05, chronicles race to save precious texts in Mali In his upcoming book “The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts” journalist and author Joshua Hammer, NF ’05, tells the story of… November 11, 2015 Amy Ellis Nutt’s book on transgender identity wins accolades Becoming NicoleAmy Ellis Nutt, NF ’05 , has published a new book: “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.” The book tells the story of a transgender girl, her identical… October 27, 2015 Raúl Peñaranda, NF ’08, receives Cabot Prize Bolivian journalist and author Raúl Peñaranda, NF ’08, has received the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for outstanding reporting on the Americas from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.Cited for his… October 27, 2015 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 52 Next
