Nieman Notes

Laurie Penny, NF ’15, named 2015 Berkman Fellow

Laurie Penny has been named a 2015 Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, where she will write and speak about digital rights, social justice, technology, and culture.…
September 4, 2015

Julius Duscha, NF ’56, dies at age 90

Julius Duscha, a 1956 Nieman Fellow and the first assistant director of Stanford’s journalism fellowship program, passed away in San Francisco on July 2, 2015 at the age of 90.Born…
July 31, 2015

Nabil Wakim, NF ’15, named Le Monde’s director of editorial innovation

Nabil Wakim, a 2015 Nieman Fellow, has been named the new director of editorial innovation at Le Monde. Currently the French newspaper’s digital editor-in-chief, he is scheduled start in the…
July 31, 2015

Paige Williams, NF ’97, joins New Yorker staff

Paige Williams, a 1997 Nieman Fellow, became a staff writer at The New Yorker in June. She had previously contributed to the magazine as a freelancer, covering such varied topics…
July 31, 2015

Alfredo Corchado, NF ’09, testifies on dangers of reporting in Mexico

Alfredo Corchado, NF ’09, Mexico bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News, testified before the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on July 29, 2015 during a hearing on threats…
July 30, 2015

Jason Grotto, NF ’15, receives Gerald Loeb Award

Jason Grotto, a 2015 Nieman Fellow, received a 2015 Gerald Loeb Award, with his Chicago Tribune colleague Heather Gillers for their series “Borrowing Trouble.” The reports exposed the risky bond…
June 25, 2015

One of India’s leading journalists, Arun Chacko, NF ’78, dies at age 66

One of India’s leading journalists who reported events around the world, Arun Chacko, Nieman Fellow 1978,  passed away in New Delhi in June after a long battle with cancer. He…
June 24, 2015

New MacDowell Colony Fellowship honors John Carroll, NF ’72

The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H., has announced that it will offer the John S. Carroll Fellowship in journalism annually over the next three years.
June 18, 2015

Quiet, Determined Courage

Much has been written about John Carroll's flair as a journalist, but not enough has been said about the quiet but determined courage that made him special—as a reporter but…
June 18, 2015
Gene Roberts

James Scott, NF ’07, writes new book on Doolittle Raid

James Scott, NF ’07, has penned a new book, “Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor,” which was released by Norton in April. The book is…
June 17, 2015