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Daniel Gilbert, Harvard Psychology Professor

Daniel Gilbert, Harvard Psychology Professor

Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert said there is a scientific basis for the advice that mothers give about how to be happy: get married, make money, and have children. The…
February 19, 2014

Edward Walsh, former Washington Post and Oregonian reporter, dies at 71

Edward Walsh, '82, who covered politics for The Washington Post and The Oregonian, died on Feb. 14 at the age of 71.
February 14, 2014
Noah Feldman, Professor of International Law, Harvard Law School

Noah Feldman, Professor of International Law, Harvard Law School

During a talk at Lippmann House, Harvard law professor Noah Feldman addressed the future of China and Egypt as well as the furor over what he wrote about his high…
February 12, 2014

The state of journalism in China

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, Nieman Reports takes an in-depth look at The State of Journalism in China and what a number of reporters are doing to…
February 11, 2014
2014 Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism

2014 Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism

The current class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University selected Pamela Colloff, an executive editor at the Texas Monthly, as this year’s recipient of the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and…
February 7, 2014
Raj Chetty, Harvard economist

Raj Chetty, Harvard economist

Is the United States a land of opportunity where hard work can lead to success no matter where you start in life? According to Raj Chetty, Bloomberg Professor of Economics…
February 5, 2014

2013 Nieman Fellows receive Knight grants for new projects

Five members of the Nieman class of 2013 have received funding through the Knight Prototype Fund to develop two innovative media projects.
January 23, 2014

Nieman Foundation announces 2014 Visiting Fellows

The Nieman Foundation has selected five journalists as Visiting Fellows for the 2014 calendar year. Each will spend a short period of time at Harvard University to work on a…
January 13, 2014

The year in review: the 2013 annual report

The Nieman Foundation’s 2013 annual report summarizes the many activities that kept staff and fellows busy during the past year including Nieman’s 75th anniversary celebration in September, seminars, shoptalks, and…
December 20, 2013

Deb Amos, NF ’92, is recipient of 2013 duPont-Columbia Award

Deb Amos, a 1992 Nieman Fellow, is among the 14 winners of the 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards. Amos, a correspondent for National Public Radio, and colleague Kelly McEvers will…
December 19, 2013