John Painter Jr., a longtime Oregonian reporter and a 1977 Nieman Fellow, died on November 18 from complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 78. Painter spent nearly four decades at The Oregonian, where he covered everything from Bruce … Read more
Lewis W. Diuguid In recognition of his commitment to excellence in journalism as well as his work as a newsroom leader and role model for young journalists, Nieman Fellows in the class … Read more
Peter Binzen, a longtime journalist who covered Philadelphia for more than half a century and a 1962 Nieman Fellow, died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on November 16 from complications of a stroke. He was 94. Binzen spent more … Read more
Kathleen Carroll Kathleen Carroll, executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press, will deliver the 35th Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard … Read more
William “Bill” Steif, a longtime journalist and 1953 Nieman Fellow, died at his home in Blythewood, South Carolina on October 15 from respiratory failure related to dementia. He was 93. Steif spent most of his career at Scripps-Howard … Read more
On Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Prize to Santos “for his resolute efforts to bring the … Read more
Robert Timberg, Marine, reporter, editor, acclaimed author and Nieman Fellow in the class of 1980, died on September 6 in Annapolis, Maryland, of respiratory failure. He was the bravest man I ever met. Shockingly disfigured by a land mine … Read more
The struggle between the forces of segregation and civil rights in the South was the big story when the Nieman Fellows came together in September of 1962. The class was heavy with Southern (white) journalists who had been covering it. Read more
Allister Sparks Allister Sparks, former editor of South Africa’s Rand Daily Mail and a 1963 Nieman Fellow, died in Johannesburg on September 19. He was 83. Sparks served at … Read more
Florence Graves Florence Graves, founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, has been named the new chair of the I.F. Stone Medal selection committee. The group … Read more
