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Covering Immigration: The Story behind the Politics, Economics and U.S. Law

Covering Immigration: The Story behind the Politics, Economics and U.S. Law

With generous support from the MacArthur Foundation, the Nieman Foundation organized a workshop in late October for reporters, editors and new media voices who cover immigration. Designed for those who…

Mircea Cӑrtӑrescu, Romanian novelist and poet

Novelist and poet Mircea Cărtărescu came of age in Romania during the Communist regime of the 1970s, but even under democratic rule he has found his voice silenced by those in…

Muckraking Goes Global: Nieman’s new e-book

In conjunction with the 2013 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Rio de Janeiro, the Nieman Foundation has published a new e-book, Muckraking Goes Global: The Future of Cross-Border Investigative Journalism,…

Erik Martin, Reddit

Erik Martin, the general manager of online community platform Reddit.com, spoke at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard on October 9, 2013. During the discussion, moderated by Nieman Journalism…

Nieman celebrates 75 years of fellowship

More than 400 Nieman alumni and affiliates from around the world gathered in Cambridge Sept. 27-29 to celebrate the Nieman Foundation's 75th anniversary. Guests met with leading thinkers from Harvard…
Jane Mayer accepts the 2013 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Jane Mayer accepts the 2013 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Before joining The New Yorker in 1995, Jane Mayer spent 12 years as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she was the paper’s first female White House correspondent.…
Jane Mayer accepts the 2013 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Jane Mayer accepts the 2013 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Before joining The New Yorker in 1995, Jane Mayer spent 12 years as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she was the paper’s first female White House correspondent.…
Nieman Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

Nieman Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

Thanks to all who attended our 75th anniversary weekend and made it such a tremendous success. Watch videos of Saturday sessions below, including LBJ biographer Robert Caro, NF ’66, discussing his life’s work with The Washington…

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, NF ’88, speaks at Harvard

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, a Nieman in the class of 1988, delivered a public address at the Kennedy Forum at Harvard’s Institute of Politics on Sept. 25, covering a…

Science journalist Dan Vergano joins NationalGeographic.com

Dan Vergano, a leading science journalist and a 2008 Nieman Fellow, has joined NationalGeographic.com as a senior editor and writer. In his new position, he will cover daily science news…