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Dejan Anastasijevic, a 2002 Nieman Fellow and highly respected veteran journalist in Serbia, dies at 57

Dejan Anastasijevic, a 2002 Nieman Fellow and highly respected veteran journalist in Serbia, dies at 57

Dejan Anastasijevic, a 2002 Nieman Fellow and highly respected veteran journalist in Serbia, died in Belgrade on April 24 after battling a long illness. He was 57.Anastasijevic during his Nieman…
April 25, 2019
“Sign Here to Lose Everything” by Bloomberg News wins 2018 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism

“Sign Here to Lose Everything” by Bloomberg News wins 2018 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism

The Bloomberg News investigation “Sign Here to Lose Everything,” a five-part series about predatory lending practices in the merchant cash-advance industry, is winner of the 2018 Taylor Family Award for…
April 17, 2019
James F. Ahearn, a 1971 Nieman Fellow and longtime reporter and editor in New Jersey, dies at 87

James F. Ahearn, a 1971 Nieman Fellow and longtime reporter and editor in New Jersey, dies at 87

James F. Ahearn, a 1971 Nieman Fellow and longtime reporter and editor in New Jersey, died in Rhinebeck, New York on April 13. He was 87.Ahearn worked at The Record…
April 16, 2019
“Pain and Profit” by The Dallas Morning News wins Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

“Pain and Profit” by The Dallas Morning News wins Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

“Pain and Profit,” a 16-month Dallas Morning News investigation into mismanaged health care in Texas by reporters J. David McSwane and Andrew Chavez is the winner of the 2018 Worth…
April 12, 2019
Robert J. “Bud” Korengold, a 1964 Nieman Fellow who served as a foreign correspondent in Europe before transitioning to a career in diplomacy, has died at 89

Robert J. “Bud” Korengold, a 1964 Nieman Fellow who served as a foreign correspondent in Europe before transitioning to a career in diplomacy, has died at 89

Robert J. “Bud” Korengold, a 1964 Nieman Fellow who served as a foreign correspondent in Europe before transitioning to a career in diplomacy, passed away on March 15 in Vernon,…
April 9, 2019
Top Mother Jones executives Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery to receive I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Top Mother Jones executives Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery to receive I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

In recognition of their enduring support of investigative reporting and independent journalists, Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery of Mother Jones magazine have been awarded the 2019 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic…
April 8, 2019
Maurice Chammah, Steven Dudley, Shane Bauer, Andrew Delbanco, and Jeffrey C. Stewart Win the 2019 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

Maurice Chammah, Steven Dudley, Shane Bauer, Andrew Delbanco, and Jeffrey C. Stewart Win the 2019 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard are pleased to announce the five winners and the two finalists of the 2019 Lukas Prize Project Awards. The…
March 20, 2019
Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief, BuzzFeed

Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief, BuzzFeed

Ben Smith became editor in chief of BuzzFeed in 2011 when the website known for its listicles and cat photos got into the business of breaking news. Smith, an early…
March 13, 2019
Avi Loeb, Harvard Astronomer on Alien Life, Thinking Big, and the Value of the Humanities

Avi Loeb, Harvard Astronomer on Alien Life, Thinking Big, and the Value of the Humanities

Avi Loeb, chairman of the Harvard astronomy department and the author of hundreds of scientific papers, has been recognized for his work but nothing compares to the media attention he…
March 13, 2019
The University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Nieman Foundation Announce Campaign Journalism Conference in April

The University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Nieman Foundation Announce Campaign Journalism Conference in April

CHICAGO – The University of Chicago Institute of Politics (IOP) and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard are pleased to announce the 2020 Campaign Journalism Conference for reporters covering…
February 21, 2019