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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…

Andrea Simakis chases a Hollywood dream

Andrea Simakis, The Cleveland Plain Dealer Pop Diva, recently made a pilgrimage to Hollywood to film scenes as an extra in the TV Land hit comedy series, "Hot in Cleveland."…

Joseph Mohbat, NF ’67, dies at 73

Joseph Mohbat, an Associated Press reporter turned lawyer and activist, died on August 10 of cancer at age 73. During the 60s, Mohbat covered national politics for the AP, including…

Cynthia Tucker to leave The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Cynthia Tucker, one of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s highest-profile columnists for more than 20 years, is leaving the AJC to become a visiting professor at the University of Georgia’s journalism school.…