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Gerald Grant, crusader for education reform and NF ’68, dies at 79

Gerald P. Grant, a 1968 Nieman Fellow and an education editor at The Washington Post before pursuing a career in the sociology of education, died in his Syracuse, New York…
Michael Green, former editor of South Africa's Daily News and NF '68, dies at 87

Michael Green, former editor of South Africa’s Daily News and NF ’68, dies at 87

Michael Green, a 1968 Nieman Fellow who served at the helm of South Africa’s Daily News and Sunday Tribune during the height of apartheid, died August 30 in Durban, South…

Nieman Foundation announces named fellowships for the class of 2018

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard today announced the named fellowships for the Nieman class of 2018. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide…
Wayne Woodlief, NF ’66 and former political columnist, dies at 82

Wayne Woodlief, NF ’66 and former political columnist, dies at 82

Wayne Woodlief, NF ’66Longtime Boston Herald political columnist and 1966 Nieman Fellow Wayne Woodlief died on Aug. 12 at the age of 82.A graduate of Duke University, he began his…
Richard Dudman, longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter and a 1954 Nieman Fellow, dies at 99

Richard Dudman, longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter and a 1954 Nieman Fellow, dies at 99

Richard Dudman, a 1954 Nieman Fellow and longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who, while on assignment in Cambodia, was ambushed by Viet Cong fighters and held in captivity for more…

Remembering Cornelia Bowling Carrier, pioneering environmental reporter and 1976 Nieman Fellow

Cornelia Bowling Carrier, one of the first environmental reporters in the South and a 1976 Nieman Fellow, died April 8 at the age of 78. Her Nieman classmate Peter Behr…
Presentation of the 50th annual Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

Presentation of the 50th annual Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

The Nieman Foundation presented the 2016 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism on May 4, 2017. The award went to the Chicago Tribune and reporters Michael J. Berens and Patricia Callahan for their…
Nieman Foundation announces the 80th class of Nieman Fellows

Nieman Foundation announces the 80th class of Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism, a leading global voice in journalism education and innovation, has selected 24 journalists as members of the Nieman class of 2018. The group includes reporters,…
Diplomatic Relations

Diplomatic Relations

Zvi Dor-Ner, a 1977 Nieman Fellow and a longtime WGBH executive producer, died in Brookline, Massachusetts from pancreatic cancer on April 6. He was 75.Dor-Ner spent three decades at WGBH,…

Remembering Cecilia Alvear: “You have to give back”

Cecilia Alvear, NF ’89, who worked for NBC for 25 years and was a former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, died April 21 in Santa Monica, California…