Howard Shapiro, NF ’81, has joined NewsWorks, the online production of WHYY, greater Philadelphia’s leading public media provider, as a theater critic. Before starting at NewsWorks in April, Shapiro spent more than 40 years at The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he … Read more
The surprising thing about John Carroll is that such a kick-ass, gutsy journalist could also be so sweet a man.
It was John’s journalistic passion that inspired those who worked with him. But it was his gentle, generous nature that made so many love him. I was certainly among those. Read more
In the spring of 2006, John Carroll stood before a room full of newspaper editors at their annual convention and asked, “What will become of newspapers?” It was his eloquent valedictory as an editor, having recently resigned from … Read more
John Carroll a 1972 Nieman Fellow and one of the country’s most influential journalists, died in Kentucky on June 14, 2015 at the age of 73. As editor at The Los Angeles Times from 2000-2005, he oversaw the … Read more
John Carroll was a great editor and a great friend. During the seven years we worked together at The Baltimore Sun, we talked every day—seven days a week, 52 weeks a year—so I witnessed John’s brilliance firsthand. His genteel, quiet demeanor in many ways belied his intense interest in great stories and his determination to make sure that when the stories reached print, they were written with fluidity and packed the maximum impact. Read more
Mary C. Curtis, NF ’06, has won two Green Eyeshade Awards from the Society for Professional Journalists (online category) for columns and stories written for The Washington Post: first place in commentary and second in political reporting. Curtis additionally … Read more
Gilbert M. Gaul, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has written “Billion-Dollar Ball,” which examines the big-money culture of college football. The new book will be published by Viking in August. Best known as an investigative … Read more
Bryan Monroe, NF ’03, has been appointed the Verizon Chair professor at Temple University’s School of Media and Communication. Monroe previously served as vice president and editorial director at Ebony and Jet magazines and from 1991 to 2002, was … Read more
Geneva Overholser, NF ’86, has been named a senior fellow at the Democracy Fund. Previously, Overholser was editor of The Des Moines Register, which she led to win … Read more
Tom Witosky, NF ’92, has co-authored a new book with Marc Hansen, “Equal Before the Law: How Iowa Led Americans to Marriage Equality.” The book, published by University of Iowa Press, traces the impact of the Iowa Supreme Court’s … Read more
