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Special Edition of Nieman Reports Provides Practical Guidance for Reporting on Science, the Environment, Health and Medicine

A special edition of Nieman Reports featuring practical and reflective guidance from 84 leading journalists and scholars who study or report on science, the environment, health and medicine has been…
November 18, 2003

Nieman Foundation Names Wing to Honor John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

The new wing on the Nieman Foundation's home at Harvard University will honor the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its long-standing support of the Nieman mission to…
November 6, 2003

Sussman Named Editor of Nieman Watchdog Journalism Project

Barry Sussman, who led The Washington Post's day-to-day coverage of the Watergate scandal, has been named editor of the Watchdog Project at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
September 11, 2003

Nieman Fellows Honor Late Zimbabwe Journalist With 2003 Louis Lyons Award

Mark Chavunduka, the founding editor of The Zimbabwe Standard, has been selected by Harvard University's Nieman Fellows to receive the 2003 Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism.
June 3, 2003

Nathan Heller Wins Christopher J. Georges Harvard Crimson Fellowship

Nathan Heller, a Harvard College freshman, will investigate the effects of post-Sept. 11 legislation on Harvard University through a fellowship awarded by The Christopher J. Georges Fellowship Fund.
May 21, 2003

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2003-04

Thirteen U.S. journalists and 12 international journalists were appointed to the 66th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.
May 20, 2003

The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team Wins Taylor Award for Fairness in Newspapers

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team's coverage of the sexual-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the team's outstanding effort to examine charges and accusations from all sides and sources is…
April 3, 2003

Deposed Editor of Zimbabwe’s Lone Independent Newspaper Named Nieman Fellow

Geoff Nyarota, a journalist forced to flee Zimbabwe after he was removed as the editor of the nation's only independent newspaper, has been appointed a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
February 11, 2003

Mark Chavunduka, Zimbabwe Journalist and 2000 Nieman Fellow, Dies Following Long Illness

Mark Chavunduka, a reporter and editor whose struggle for editorial independence became a rallying point for journalists in Zimbabwe and sub-Saharan Africa, died on Nov. 11, 2002.
December 10, 2002

The Learning Curve: Are News Organizations Failing Their Best and Brightest?

Transcript of The Reed Sarratt Lecture, School of Journalism, University of North Carolina, November 11, 2002, by Bob Giles.
November 11, 2002
Robert H. Giles