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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 81st class of Nieman Fellows

Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 81st class of Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, home to internationally recognized journalism fellowships, programs and publications, has selected 27 Nieman Fellows for the class of 2019. The group includes reporters,…
May 1, 2018
The Miami Herald’s “Fight Club” wins Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

The Miami Herald’s “Fight Club” wins Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

The Miami Herald’s “Fight Club” series, which exposed disturbing problems and abuse within Florida’s juvenile justice system, is winner of the 2017 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism.Reported by Carol…
April 12, 2018

Sam Zagoria, a 1955 Nieman Fellow and former Washington Post ombudsman, dies at 98

Sam Zagoria, a 1955 Nieman Fellow and former Washington Post ombudsman, died at his home in San Francisco on April 2 after suffering kidney failure. He was 98.A political reporter…
April 11, 2018
“The Tax Divide” by Chicago Tribune/ProPublica Illinois wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism

“The Tax Divide” by Chicago Tribune/ProPublica Illinois wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism

Reporter Jason GrottoCAMBRIDGE, Mass. – “The Tax Divide,” the result of an extensive two-year investigation led by reporter Jason Grotto into the unfair property tax assessment system in Cook County,…
April 9, 2018
Veteran investigative reporter Charles Lewis to receive I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Veteran investigative reporter Charles Lewis to receive I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Charles LewisIn recognition of his unceasing efforts to strengthen and support the work of investigative journalists in the U.S. and abroad, journalist and author Charles Lewis has been awarded the…
April 3, 2018
Amy Goldstein, Chris Hamby, Stephen Kotkin, and Rachel Louise Snyder Named Winners of the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

Amy Goldstein, Chris Hamby, Stephen Kotkin, and Rachel Louise Snyder Named Winners of the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard are pleased to announce the four winners and the two finalists of the 2018 Lukas Prize Project Awards. The…
March 27, 2018

Ralph Otwell, a 1960 Nieman Fellow and former editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, has died

Ralph Otwell, a 1960 Nieman Fellow and former editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, died on March 8, 2017 from complications from heart failure in Evanston, Illinois. He was 90.During his…
March 1, 2018
Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes shortlist

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes shortlist

The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University are pleased to announce the 2018 shortlist for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, the…
February 23, 2018
Elena Milashina Receives 2018 Lyons Award

Elena Milashina Receives 2018 Lyons Award

In recognition of her groundbreaking and persistent investigative reporting on human rights abuses in Russia while enduring threats from powerful figures, Nieman Fellows in the class of 2018 at Harvard…
February 15, 2018
Lawrence Weiss, longtime editorial writer for The Denver Post and NF '49, dies at 97

Lawrence Weiss, longtime editorial writer for The Denver Post and NF ’49, dies at 97

Lawrence G. Weiss, a 1949 Nieman Fellow who was a longtime editorial writer for The Denver Post before becoming a public affairs advisor, died in Boulder, Colorado on January 10.…
January 19, 2018