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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
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…
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…

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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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
The Tampa Bay Times' “Poisoned” investigation wins the 2021 Worth Bingham Prize

The Tampa Bay Times’ “Poisoned” investigation wins the 2021 Worth Bingham Prize

Cambridge, Mass. – “Poisoned,” a meticulously researched series by The Tampa Bay Times that revealed dangerous working conditions inside the Gopher Resource lead smelting plant in Tampa, Florida, is the…