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Reporting in Dire Circumstances

The plan was for Roanoke (Va.) Times reporter Beth Macy, NF ’10, to follow doctors on an aid trip to Haiti months after an earthquake struck. She was doing that…
July 18, 2011

Nieman Curator Bob Giles reflects on his time at Harvard

Nieman Foundation curator Bob Giles retired at the end of June after 11 years on the job. During his tenure, he found new ways to strengthen the Nieman Fellowship program…
July 14, 2011

Knight Foundation grant supports enhanced Latin American fellowships

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Two Latin American journalists will receive Nieman Fellowships at Harvard University to help them discover new ways to inform and engage their communities and foster a free…
July 13, 2011

Investigative Reporter A.C. Thompson Wins the 2011 I.F. Stone Medal

A.C. Thompson, a staff reporter for ProPublica whose work frequently exposes social injustice and the abuse of power, is winner of the 2011 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. The…
June 14, 2011

Award-winning Alabama author Wayne Greenhaw dies

Alabama author and prize-winning journalist Wayne Greenhaw, a 1973 Nieman Fellow, died May 30 following complications from open-heart surgery. Mr. Greenhaw wrote 22 books. His latest, "Fighting the Devil in…
June 2, 2011

Nieman Foundation announces Class of 2012

The Nieman Foundation has selected 24 journalists from the United States and abroad to become the 74th class of Nieman Fellows. Announcing the class, Nieman Foundation curator Bob Giles said…
May 25, 2011

Nieman Journalism Lab launches Encyclo

The Nieman Journalism Lab has created a new digital encyclopedia that includes entries on all the key players and issues affecting the future of news today. Encyclo is an online…
May 18, 2011

Dorothy Parvaz, NF ’09, comments on time in captivity

Al Jazeera reporter Dorothy Parvaz, NF '09, who had been detajned in Syria and Iran for almost three weeks was released on May 18 and is now safe at home in Qatar. She…
May 18, 2011

The Nieman Foundation calls on Iran for the immediate release of Dorothy Parvaz, NF ’09

To Whom It May Concern: The staff at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of journalist Dorothy Parvaz, who is…
May 12, 2011

New Nieman Curator elected Pulitzer Prize Board co-chair

Ann Marie Lipinski, the Nieman Foundation's incoming curator, is among three Pulitzer Prize Board members newly elected as co-chairs. Lipinski, former editor of the Chicago Tribune and 1990 Nieman Fellow,…
May 12, 2011