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Ken Armstrong, NF ’01, wins Selden Ring Award

Ken Armstrong, NF ’01, and Michael J. Berens of The Seattle Times have won the 2012 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, for their three-part series “Methadone and the Politics…
February 28, 2012

Reporter Andrea McCarren, NF ’07, fends off social media attacks

Andrea McCarren, a 2007 Nieman Fellow and reporter for WUSA 9 in Washington, D.C., was forced to stay off the air recently after teenagers upset with her reports on underage…
February 20, 2012

Remembering Anthony Shadid

When foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid presented the Joe Alex Morris, Jr. Lecture at the Nieman Foundation in 2004, he spoke eloquently about the many challenges of filing from war-torn Iraq,…
February 17, 2012

Former curator Bob Giles, NF ’66, joins GlobalPost as Commentary editor

Bob Giles, who retired last summer after 11 years as curator of the Nieman Foundation, has joined the international news site GlobalPost as Commentary editor. He will recruit contributors from…
February 9, 2012
Ann Curry Speaks of Trauma and Promise in 31st Morris Lecture

Ann Curry Speaks of Trauma and Promise in 31st Morris Lecture

“Why do we do it?” Ann Curry asked that question about her work and the work of other foreign correspondents, during the 31st Joe Alex Morris, Jr. Lecture at the…
February 7, 2012
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Ann Curry to Deliver the 2012 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Lecture

Ann Curry, co-anchor of NBC News’ “Today” program, will deliver the 31st annual Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture on February 2, 2012. Each year, the Morris Lecture honors an…
January 30, 2012

Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation launched

Addressing the growing need for fresh ideas and research in news reporting, the Nieman Foundation and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society announce the creation of the joint Nieman-Berkman…
January 11, 2012

Nieman’s Year in Review

The Nieman Foundation’s 2011 Annual Report is now online. The report chronicles the many events that took place during the past year and features information about new developments at the…
December 20, 2011
USAID head stresses value of global health journalism

USAID head stresses value of global health journalism

Speaking before journalists and policymakers at Harvard on Dec. 8, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah discussed USAID initiatives that are saving the lives of people around the globe, including successful…
December 9, 2011

Global Health Fellow examines famine relief crisis in Africa

In an opinion piece in the New York Times, 2012 Nieman Global Health Reporting Fellow Samuel Loewenberg takes a look at the ongoing problem of delayed response to drought and…
November 29, 2011