Marjorie Valbrun will be an O’Brien Fellow at Marquette University for the 2014–15 academic year. The fellowship allows journalists to pursue a public service journalism project while mentoring students. Valbrun will research the impact of the 1996 law mandating welfare reform.
Marjorie Valbrun, NF ’97, Awarded O’Brien Fellowship
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Samantha Henry named editor of Nieman Reports
She previously worked as Nieman’s assistant director for programming and special projects.

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Rod Nordland, NF ’89, longtime foreign correspondent for The New York Times and Newsweek, dies at 75
He covered wars across the globe and in his final years, his own battle with cancer

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Liang-Zhou Nieman Fellowship established at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism
A gift from the Endeavor Foundation will support journalists who work in or are from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.