News James H. McCartney dies at 85 James H. McCartney, an award-winning Washington correspondent and columnist who specialized in foreign affairs and defense policy for the Knight Ridder newspaper chain, died Friday, May 6, at the age… May 11, 2011 Dorothy Parvaz, NF 09, reportedly detained in Iran Journalist Dorothy Parvaz, NF ’09, who has been missing since the end of April, is reportedly now in Iranian custody. Parvaz was detained by Syrian officials in Damascus on April 29… May 11, 2011 Nieman Foundation calls for release of journalist Dorothy Parvaz in Syria The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard is calling for information and assistance in obtaining the release of journalist Dorothy Parvaz, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, who is being held in… May 6, 2011 Journalism in Eastern Europe: Who controls the media? The end of the Cold War and the collapse of a dozen totalitarian states 20 years ago triggered the emergence of democracy in the region previously known as the Communist… May 5, 2011 Dorothy Parvaz, NF ’09, detained in Syria Journalist Dorothy Parvaz, a 2009 Nieman Fellow who works for Al Jazeera, has been detained in Syria. No one has heard from her since she landed in Damascus on a… May 2, 2011 Nieman supporter Bill Taylor dies at 78 William Osgood Taylor II, a longtime friend and supporter of the Nieman Foundation, has died in Boston after a lengthy illness. Taylor was the fourth member of his family to… May 2, 2011 Alma Guillermoprieto honored with Overseas Press Club Award Alma Guillermoprieto, a 2005 Nieman Fellow, and Shaul Schwartz were among the recipients of the 72nd Overseas Press Club Awards. The pair earned the Ed Cunningham Award for Print Journalism… April 28, 2011 Joe Latakgomo appointed the new Public Editor for Avusa Media Joe Latakgomo, one of South Africa’s most respected journalists, has been appointed the new Public Editor for Avusa Media, acting as the readers’ representative for the group’s newspaper titles. April 28, 2011 Joe Thloloe receives honorary doctorate in law Joe Thloloe, NF '89 and chair of this year's South Africa Nieman selection committee, has received an honorary doctorate in law from Rhodes University. He was recognized as "a long-standing… April 22, 2011 Ann Marie Lipinski Named New Curator of Nieman Foundation Ann Marie Lipinski, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former editor of the Chicago Tribune, has been named curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. April 19, 2011 Previous 1 … 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 … 107 Next
