Nieman Notes

The Story We Needed Ken Burns to Tell

Cecilia Alvear, Class of 1989, recently attended a screening of highlights of Ken Burns "The War," and I found it "stunning, moving and sadly incomplete. Alvear notes that Burns managed…
September 22, 2007

Jamai addresses the need for change in Morocco’s press

Aboubakr Jamai, the former publisher of the independent weekly Le Journal Hebdomadaire and member of the Class of 2007, spoke passionately about the need for change in Morocco’s press at…
September 21, 2007

The Power of Strong Opinions: Jim Boyd Joins Minnesota Monitor

After 25 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jim Boyd — Class of 1980 — has begun a new venture where hard news and opinion meet: he's Minnesota Monitor's new…
September 18, 2007

‘Jack’ Kole, Class of 1963, dies at 73

John William "Jack" Kole died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington County after an apparent heart attack. He was Washington bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal from1970 to 1989, and…
September 15, 2007

Anthony Day dies at 74

Anthony Day, a longtime editorial page editor of The Los Angeles Times who helped transform the paper into a respected voice in national affairs, died Sunday at a hospice in…
September 4, 2007

Yoichi Funabashi is named editor-in-chief of Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo

Yoichi Funabashi, Class of 1976, has been named editor-in-chief of Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo. He is the third editor-in-chief in the newspaper's 130-year history. Asahi Shimbun has a circulation of…
September 3, 2007

Media Often Remain Mum on Politicians’ Sexuality

There are few things newspapers will refuse to print, but the mainstream media — including network news and NPR — still refrain from disclosing the sexual orientation of a gay…
August 30, 2007

Sheryl McCarthy to Join Queens College

Columnist Sheryl McCarthy, Class of 1996, will join the Queens College Journalism Department as Distinguished Lecturer. “One of the things I hope to do is give more students greater exposure…
August 24, 2007

Locating and Financing the Next Newsroom

Bob Giles, Class of 1966 and Nieman Foundation Curator, participated in this breakout session from the Journalism That Matters event held Aug. 8, 2007, at The George Washington University.
August 8, 2007

Mainstream to Ethnic Media — A New Career Direction

A steady stream of mainstream journalists are moving to, and in some cases moving back to, ethnic media. Evelyn Hernandez, Class of 2007, was one of the journalists interviewed who…
August 8, 2007