On November 14–16, 2019, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard hosted "Covering Climate Change," an intensive training workshop for journalists on covering climate change and related issues. Read more
March 16-18, 2017, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard hosted an intensive training workshop for journalists on covering housing and related issues. Our goal was to bring together a diverse group of reporters, academics, researchers and practitioners in order to help journalists deepen their reporting skills and expand their thinking around housing issues and how they intersect with all beats. Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard was honored to host the capstone marquee event for The Pulitzer Prizes’ year-long Centennial Celebration in 2016. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, composers, authors, poets and playwrights convened at Harvard on September 10 & 11 to debate, discuss — and perform — the theme “Power: Accountability and Abuse. Read more
On May 8-9, 2015, the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard hosted a joint conference in Chicago for journalists reporting on the 2016 presidential election. Read more
The 2014 Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism was held at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard on April 4-5, 2014. Read more
With generous support from the MacArthur Foundation, the Nieman Foundation organized a workshop in late October for reporters, editors and new media voices who cover immigration. Read more
During a special event at the Nieman Foundation, three leading journalists discussed how changing demographics and the new media environment are shaping the nation's understanding of migration, politics and Latino life. Read more
The Boston Marathon bombings may well have been America's first fully interactive national tragedy. During a roundtable conversation on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, invited guests and audience members discussed what we can learn from the coverage of the Marathon bombings. Read more
This year's Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism was held at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard on April 12-13, 2013. Read more