Deb Price, 62, died in Hong Kong on November 20, 2020 after a long battle with an autoimmune lung disease. The many news outlets she had worked for include The Detroit News, The Washington Post, The … Read more
In response to dual crises facing the nation—a pandemic and racial injustice—the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has selected 12 innovative media professionals for focused project work as 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellows. The fellows, who represent … Read more
Deb Price, a 2011 Nieman Fellow whose column on gay issues was the first to be nationally syndicated in mainstream newspapers, died in Hong Kong on November 20 due to complications from interstitial pneumonitis, after a … Read more
Dale Burk, a longtime Montana journalist and a 1976 Nieman Fellow, died at his home in Stevensville, Montana on September 16. He was 83. Born to a logging family in Kalispell, Montana in 1936, Burk was … Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has announced the named fellowships for the Nieman class of 2021. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide important financial assistance to journalists from the United States … Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard is deeply concerned for the health and welfare of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, a 2010 Nieman Fellow who was arrested in his home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Monday, July 20, 2020. His bail hearings … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic and the movement for racial justice present American society—and American newsrooms—with urgent challenges and opportunities for change. In response, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is dedicating its next round of Visiting Fellowships to journalism … Read more
Cambridge, Mass. – In a period of unprecedented challenges for journalism, Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation has selected an innovative and distinguished group of journalists for its 2020-21 fellowship class and has created new visiting fellowships to … Read more
Two journalists at Nieman Lab, the Nieman Foundation’s publication covering digital innovation and change in journalism, are moving into new roles beginning on July 1, 2020. Deputy editor Laura Hazard Owen will become editor, overseeing day-to-day operations and strategic … Read more
In Nieman Storyboard, award-winning journalist and author Walt Harrington remembers his friend and mentor Ed Lambeth, a 1968 Nieman Fellow, who died on May 2, 2020. Lambeth was a Washington, D.C. correspondent for Gannett News Service and created the Washington … Read more
