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Joshua Hammer, NF ’05, chronicles race to save precious texts in Mali

In his upcoming book “The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts” journalist and author Joshua Hammer, NF ’05, tells the story of…
November 11, 2015
Nieman Reports wins EPPY Award for best redesign/relaunch

Nieman Reports wins EPPY Award for best redesign/relaunch

Nieman Reports has won an EPPY Award for the best web redesign/relaunch in the “under 1 million unique monthly visitors” category. Presented annually by Editor & Publisher, the EPPYs honor…
October 28, 2015
Amy Ellis Nutt's book on transgender identity wins accolades

Amy Ellis Nutt’s book on transgender identity wins accolades

Becoming NicoleAmy Ellis Nutt, NF ’05 , has published a new book: “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.” The book tells the story of a transgender girl, her identical…
October 27, 2015

Raúl Peñaranda, NF ’08, receives Cabot Prize

Bolivian journalist and author Raúl Peñaranda, NF ’08, has received the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for outstanding reporting on the Americas from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.Cited for his…
October 27, 2015

Ludovic Blecher, NF ’13, heads Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund

Ludovic Blecher, NF ’13, is now manager of Google’s Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund in France. The bold new €150 million ($166 million) initiative is open to anyone involved in…
October 27, 2015

Elaine Díaz Rodríguez, NF ’15, launches Cuban website to track natural disasters

Elaine Díaz Rodríguez, Nieman’s first Cuban Fellow and a member of the class of 2015, has launched Periodismo de Barrio a new website that focuses on the impact of natural disasters…
October 27, 2015

Miguel Paz, NF ’15, appointed lecturer at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism

Investigative journalist and digital media strategist Miguel Paz, a 2015 Nieman-Berkman Fellow, has joined the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York as a distinguished lecturer specializing in data…
October 27, 2015

Celeste LeCompte, NF ’15, to direct business development at ProPublica

Celeste LeCompte, NF ’15, has been appointed director of business development at ProPublica. In this newly created position, she will work to enhance the organization’s effectiveness and sustainability, lead efforts…
October 27, 2015
Robert Parry Receives I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Robert Parry Receives I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Listen to Robert Parry speak with Tom Ashbrook on NPR’s On Point Journalist Robert Parry first discovered the work of I.F. Stone in high school, admiring the investigative reporter’s independent…
October 26, 2015

Ines Pohl, NF ’05, leaving Die Tageszeitung

Ines Pohl has joined Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle as a foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C., and will begin her new job in November. A 2005 Nieman Fellow, she has served as…
September 11, 2015