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Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce shortlists for the 2023 Lukas Prizes

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce shortlists for the 2023 Lukas Prizes

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University are pleased to announce the 2023 shortlists for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, the J. Anthony Lukas…
February 22, 2023
Jerrold L. Schecter, NF ’64, longtime Time magazine correspondent and author, dies at 90

Jerrold L. Schecter, NF ’64, longtime Time magazine correspondent and author, dies at 90

He helped acquire Nikita Khrushchev’s revelatory audio diaries and served as associate White House press secretary under President Jimmy Carter
February 15, 2023
Bruce Locklin, NF ’78, former investigative editor at The Record, dies at 84

Bruce Locklin, NF ’78, former investigative editor at The Record, dies at 84

Bruce Locklin, a 1978 Nieman Fellow, died in Cranbury, New Jersey, on Oct. 24, 2022, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84.In 1973, Locklin became one of the…
October 31, 2022
Pakistani journalist Zawwar Hasan, NF ’67, dies at age 96

Pakistani journalist Zawwar Hasan, NF ’67, dies at age 96

Pakistani journalist Zawwar Hasan, a Nieman Fellow in the class of 1967, died in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2022, after a brief illness. He was 96.During his long career…
October 5, 2022

The Nieman Foundation announces named fellowships for the class of 2023

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has announced the named fellowships for the class of 2023. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide important…
August 30, 2022
Tim Giago, NF ’91, trailblazing journalist and champion for Native American news coverage, dies at 88

Tim Giago, NF ’91, trailblazing journalist and champion for Native American news coverage, dies at 88

Tim Giago, an Oglala Lakota journalist, newspaper pioneer and 1991 Nieman Fellow, died in Rapid City, South Dakota, on July 24, 2022, at the age of 88. In 1981, Giago founded…
July 29, 2022
Bernard Edinger, NF ’85, former Reuters correspondent, dies at 80

Bernard Edinger, NF ’85, former Reuters correspondent, dies at 80

Bernard Edinger, a 1985 Nieman Fellow, died in Paris on June 25, 2022. He was 80 years old and had recently been battling leukemia.A French national, Edinger grew up in…
July 7, 2022
Barry Sussman, former editor of the Nieman Watchdog Project, dies at age 87

Barry Sussman, former editor of the Nieman Watchdog Project, dies at age 87

A longtime Washington Post editor, Sussman led the paper’s award-winning Watergate coverage
June 8, 2022
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 85th class of fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 85th class of fellows

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 24 journalists from around the world for a year of study at Harvard University. The new Nieman Fellows will work…
May 11, 2022
Journalist Philip J. Hilts, NF ’85, dies at 74

Journalist Philip J. Hilts, NF ’85, dies at 74

The reporter and author served as director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
May 2, 2022