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Journalist Philip J. Hilts, NF ’85, dies at 74

Journalist Philip J. Hilts, NF ’85, dies at 74

The reporter and author served as director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
May 2, 2022
The Tampa Bay Times' “Poisoned” investigation wins the 2021 Worth Bingham Prize

The Tampa Bay Times’ “Poisoned” investigation wins the 2021 Worth Bingham Prize

Cambridge, Mass. – “Poisoned,” a meticulously researched series by The Tampa Bay Times that revealed dangerous working conditions inside the Gopher Resource lead smelting plant in Tampa, Florida, is the…
April 25, 2022
The Madison County Record wins 2021 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

The Madison County Record wins 2021 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism at Harvard

Cambridge, Mass. – An unflinching investigation by The Madison County Record into attempts by the Huntsville, Arkansas, school board to cover up sexual assault allegations by junior high school basketball…
April 22, 2022
Jamie Kalven wins the 2022 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

Jamie Kalven wins the 2022 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence at Harvard

Cambridge, Mass. — Author, journalist and human rights activist Jamie Kalven has been selected as winner of the 2022 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence by the Nieman Foundation for…
April 14, 2022
Afghanistan’s Rukhshana Media wins Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Afghanistan’s Rukhshana Media wins Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard

Fellows in the class of 2022 at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University have chosen Rukhshana Media, an online news agency based in Afghanistan, for the 2022 Louis…
April 4, 2022
Winners and finalists of the 2022 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards announced

Winners and finalists of the 2022 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards announced

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard are pleased to announce the four winners and two finalists of the 2022 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards.…
March 23, 2022
Floyd McKay, NF ’68, journalist, educator and author, has died at 86

Floyd McKay, NF ’68, journalist, educator and author, has died at 86

Floyd McKay, a 1968 Nieman Fellow who reported extensively on the Pacific Northwest for four decades, died on March 4, 2022, in Bellingham, Washington, at the age of 86. He…
March 16, 2022
Brent Renaud, a 2019 Nieman Fellow, has been killed on assignment in Ukraine

Brent Renaud, a 2019 Nieman Fellow, has been killed on assignment in Ukraine

Brent Renaud, a gifted documentary filmmaker and photographer and a member of the Nieman class of 2019, was shot and killed in Irpin, Ukraine, a suburb of Kyiv, on March…
March 13, 2022
Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce shortlists for the 2022 Lukas Prizes

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announce shortlists for the 2022 Lukas Prizes

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University are pleased to announce the 2022 shortlists for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, and…
February 24, 2022
Polish journalist and author Daniel Passent, NF ’80, dies at age 83

Polish journalist and author Daniel Passent, NF ’80, dies at age 83

Daniel Passent, a 1980 Nieman Fellow, journalist, writer, blogger and podcaster, died on Feb. 14, 2022*, in Poland at the age of 83.A well-known figure in his country, Passent was…
February 18, 2022