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Nieman Reports explores the future of the Arab Press

Uprisings and revolt are shaping the political future of Arab nations, and journalists are trying to respond to the demand for reporting that people can trust. On Thursday, Oct. 27,…

Alex Jones Inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Alex S. Jones, director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, was among 177 of the nation’s most influential artists, scientists,…

Not depending on the authorities to tell the story

A.C. Thompson received the 2011 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence on Oct. 4 at Boston University. Thompson is a staff reporter for ProPublica whose work frequently exposes social injustice…

Rose Marie Economou, 1946-2011

Rose Economou, and Emmy Award-winning documentary producer and Columbia College professor, died Sunday, Oct. 2, at 65. A 1981 Nieman Fellow, Economou worked at the school for two decades after…

Rutledge wins Barlett & Steele award

Raquel Rutledge and her Milwaukee Journal Sentinel colleague Rick Barrett were named Silver Award winners Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the annual Barlett & Steele contest, which honors outstanding investigative reporting…

Morris receives International Nuremberg Human Rights Award

Hollman Morris was the recipient of the 9th presentation of the Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, which took place on Sunday, Sept. 25. Morris, a 2011 Nieman Fellow, was honored…
The Futures of Immigration: Scholars and Journalists in Dialogue

The Futures of Immigration: Scholars and Journalists in Dialogue

Gaps between perception and reality, and ideas for closing for them, were a big part of the discussion as journalists and academics examined legal and economic issues connected to immigration…

Amupadhi new editor of The Namibian

The editorship of The Namibian changed hands when founding Editor Gwen Lister, after 26 years at the helm of the biggest newspaper in the country, passed on the torch to…

Ayers honored with Carr Van Anda Award

Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism awarded Anniston (Ala.) Star publisher H. Brandt Ayers its prestigious Carr Van Anda Award Monday, Sept. 26, citing his outstanding career achievements to…

Murray Seeger dies at 82; L.A. Times reporter led Moscow bureau

Murray Seeger, a Los Angeles Times foreign correspondant who served as Moscow bureau chief in the early 1970s and was later director of information for the AFL-CIO, has died at…