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Journalist Florence Graves to chair the I.F. Stone Medal selection committee

Journalist Florence Graves to chair the I.F. Stone Medal selection committee

Florence GravesFlorence Graves, founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, has been named the new chair of the I.F. Stone Medal selection committee. The group…
August 31, 2016

Nieman Foundation announces named fellowships for the class of 2017

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard today announced the named fellowships for the Nieman class of 2017. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide…
July 20, 2016

Derrick Z. Jackson, NF ’84, named a Shorenstein Fellow for Fall 2016

Derrick Z. Jackson, NF ’84, has been named a Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School for Fall 2016. The Shorenstein fellowship program invites four individuals to spend an academic…
July 18, 2016

Yossi Melman, NF ’90, featured in cybercrime documentary “Zero Days”

Yossi Melman, NF ’90, is among the Israeli and U.S. officials and experts featured in the cybercrime documentary “Zero Days,” which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February…
June 15, 2016

Grzegorz Piechota, NF ’16, honored with INMA’s Silver Shovel Award

Grzegorz Piechota, NF ’16, is the recipient of the Silver Shovel Award, which recognizes lifetime achievement and contributions to the International News Media Association. Piechota, a former news editor of…
June 9, 2016

Ines Pohl, NF ’05, named editor in chief of Deutsche Welle

Ines Pohl, NF ’05, has been named the new editor-in-chief of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. Pohl joined Deutsche Welle in 2015 as a foreign correspondent based in Washington, D.C.…
June 9, 2016

Celeste LeCompte, NF ’15, wins 2016 Mirror Award

Celeste LeCompte, NF ’15, is the recipient of a 2016 Mirror Award for her article “Automation in the Newsroom,” which appeared in the Summer 2015 issue of Nieman Reports. The…
June 9, 2016

Sabam Siagian, NF ’79 and first editor in chief of The Jakarta Post, dies at age 84

Sabam Siagian, a 1979 Nieman Fellow and the first editor in chief of The Jakarta Post, died in a Jakarta hospital on June 3. He was 84.Sabam, who was the first…
June 8, 2016

David Lamb, NF ’81 and longtime foreign correspondent for the LA Times, dies at 76

David Lamb, a 1981 Nieman Fellow and a longtime foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, died on Sunday in Alexandria, Virginia. Lamb, who had been battling lymphoma and esophageal…
June 7, 2016
Journalist Kari Howard joins Nieman Storyboard as editor

Journalist Kari Howard joins Nieman Storyboard as editor

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has named Kari Howard as the new editor of Nieman Storyboard, the foundation’s online publication that showcases exceptional narrative journalism and explores the…
May 26, 2016