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“A great editor, a gentle and genial mentor”

“A great editor, a gentle and genial mentor”

Peter Binzen, a 1962 Nieman Fellow who covered Philadelphia for more than half a century, died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on November 16 from complications of a stroke. He was 94.Binzen…
December 16, 2016
William Marimow

John Painter Jr., NF ’77 and longtime Oregonian reporter, dies at 78

John Painter Jr., a longtime Oregonian reporter and a 1977 Nieman Fellow, died on November 18 from complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 78.Painter spent nearly four decades at The…
December 16, 2016
Lewis W. Diuguid wins Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Lewis W. Diuguid wins Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Lewis W. DiuguidIn recognition of his commitment to excellence in journalism as well as his work as a newsroom leader and role model for young journalists, Nieman Fellows in the…
December 15, 2016
2016 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture

2016 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture

Kathleen Carroll, executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press, presented the 35th Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture on Dec. 1, 2016. Carroll is the top news executive of…
December 1, 2016
2016 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

2016 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

The 2016 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards were presented at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard on May 10, 2016. The awards honor the best in American nonfiction writing and…
December 1, 2016

Peter Binzen, NF ’62 and longtime Philly journalist, dies at 94

Peter Binzen, a longtime journalist who covered Philadelphia for more than half a century and a 1962 Nieman Fellow, died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on November 16 from complications of…
November 23, 2016
AP executive editor Kathleen Carroll to deliver Morris Lecture at Harvard

AP executive editor Kathleen Carroll to deliver Morris Lecture at Harvard

Kathleen CarrollKathleen Carroll, executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press, will deliver the 35th Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at…
November 3, 2016

William “Bill” Steif, a longtime journalist and 1953 Nieman Fellow, dies at 93

William “Bill” Steif, a longtime journalist and 1953 Nieman Fellow, died at his home in Blythewood, South Carolina on October 15 from respiratory failure related to dementia. He was 93.Steif…
October 19, 2016
Juan Manuel Santos, a 1988 Nieman Fellow, is awarded 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

Juan Manuel Santos, a 1988 Nieman Fellow, is awarded 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

On Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Prize to Santos “for his resolute…
October 7, 2016
Eryn Carlson, Joseph Lichterman, Shan Wang
Remembering Robert Timberg

Remembering Robert Timberg

Robert Timberg, Marine, reporter, editor, acclaimed author and Nieman Fellow in the class of 1980, died on September 6 in Annapolis, Maryland, of respiratory failure. He was the bravest man I…
September 29, 2016
Judy Nicol Havemann