Kenneth Freed, a 1978 Nieman Fellow who worked as an editor and reporter for The Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times and the Omaha World-Herald, died on June 7, 2021. Freed attended the University of Nebraska, where received his undergraduate … Read more
Reporting to the Deputy Curator, the Digital and Audience Engagement Editor is responsible for enhancing and maintaining the Nieman Foundation’s profile online, ensuring that its fellowship opportunities, journalism, events, and other initiatives achieve greater impact on campus, nationally, and internationally. Read more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, a center internationally recognized for its fellowships, publications and programs, has selected 22 Nieman Fellows from across the globe for a year of on-campus study. The journalists will focus … Read more
Over the past year, Nieman Reports has been covering the urgent challenges and opportunities of the coronavirus pandemic, the movement for racial justice, and the volatile media environment present in newsrooms. We are now looking for our … Read more
Cambridge, Mass. – The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has chosen several journalists as new members of the committee that selects its annual I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. The award honors the life of investigative … Read more
Over the past year, Nieman Reports has been covering the urgent challenges and opportunities the coronavirus pandemic, the movement for racial justice, and the volatile media environment present to newsrooms. We are now looking for our next … Read more
Martin Gehlen, NF ’92, a respected Middle East expert and correspondent from Germany died in Tunis on February 6, 2021. His classmate Melissa Ludtke remembers his life and work. Melissa Ludtke, NF ’92 Martin Gehlen dedicated his life to … Read more
Martin Gehlen, a respected Middle East expert and correspondent from Germany and a 1992 Nieman Fellow, died on February 6 after suffering a heart attack. He was 64. Gehlen, who often traveled and worked with his wife, photographer Katharina Eglau, … Read more
Robert Collins “R.C.” Smith, a journalist, education advocate, and a 1961 Nieman Fellow, died December 30, 2020, in Jamestown, North Carolina. He was 93. Smith, who worked for several newspapers in Virginia and North Carolina over the … Read more
Bryan Monroe, 55, died in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 13 after suffering a heart attack. Monroe — who, over his career, held posts at NABJ, CNNPolitics.com, Knight Ridder Newspapers, and elsewhere — is remembered by Niemans who … Read more