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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
Remembering Allister Sparks, the South African journalist who found common ground with Southern Nieman Fellows

Remembering Allister Sparks, the South African journalist who found common ground with Southern Nieman Fellows

The struggle between the forces of segregation and civil rights in the South was the big story when the Nieman Fellows came together in September of 1962. The class was…
September 29, 2016
Daniel Berger
Allister Sparks, NF '63 and influential South African journalist, dies at 83

Allister Sparks, NF ’63 and influential South African journalist, dies at 83

Allister SparksAllister Sparks, former editor of South Africa’s Rand Daily Mail and a 1963 Nieman Fellow, died in Johannesburg on September 19. He was 83.Sparks served at the helm of…
September 20, 2016
The Pulitzer Centennial

The Pulitzer Centennial

Power: Accountability and Abuse September 10 – 11, 2016 Watch videos from the weekend The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard is honored to have hosted the capstone marquee event…
September 11, 2016
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