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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
2018 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture

2018 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario delivered the 36th Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism on Jan. 18, 2018. Addario covers important news and feature stories around the globe and regularly…
January 18, 2018
Nieman Foundation announces the 2018 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows

Nieman Foundation announces the 2018 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard will welcome a group of eight* journalists and media executives as Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows for the 2018 calendar year. Each will spend time at…
January 18, 2018
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario to deliver Morris Lecture at Harvard

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario to deliver Morris Lecture at Harvard

Lynsey AddarioPhotojournalist Lynsey Addario will deliver the 36th Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism on Jan. 18, 2018. The annual Morris Lecture honors an American overseas…
January 5, 2018
Russian investigative reporter Elena Milashina wins Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Russian investigative reporter Elena Milashina wins Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Elena MilashinaNieman Fellows in the class of 2018 at Harvard University have selected Elena Milashina for the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Milashina was chosen…
December 20, 2017

Roy Reed, NF ’64, who covered civil rights for The New York Times, dies at 87

Roy Reed, a 1964 Nieman Fellow who covered the civil rights movement for The New York Times, died December 10 in Fayetteville, Arkansas after suffering a stroke. He was 87.Reed…
December 12, 2017
Simeon Booker, NF ’51, pioneering black journalist who risked his safety covering the civil rights movement, dies at 99

Simeon Booker, NF ’51, pioneering black journalist who risked his safety covering the civil rights movement, dies at 99

Simeon Booker, a 1951 Nieman Fellow and a legendary civil rights reporter who headed the Washington bureau for Jet and Ebony magazines for five decades, died in Solomons, Maryland on…
December 11, 2017
Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism established at Harvard University

Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism established at Harvard University

[sidebar style=”right”]To learn more about the Abrams Nieman Fellowship and who should apply, read a Q&A with Nieman Foundation curator Ann Marie Lipinski: “Investigative journalism is tough for local newsroom…
December 5, 2017