Robert Collins “R.C.” Smith, a journalist, education advocate, and a 1961 Nieman Fellow, died December 30, 2020, in Jamestown, North Carolina. He was 93. Smith, who worked for several newspapers in Virginia and North Carolina over the … Read more
Bryan Monroe, 55, died in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 13 after suffering a heart attack. Monroe — who, over his career, held posts at NABJ, CNNPolitics.com, Knight Ridder Newspapers, and elsewhere — is remembered by Niemans who … Read more
Bryan Monroe, a 2003 Nieman Fellow with an impressive resume that included leadership roles at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Ebony and Jet magazines, and Knight Ridder Newspapers, died after suffering a heart attack at … Read more
Deb Price, 62, died in Hong Kong on November 20, 2020 after a long battle with an autoimmune lung disease. The many news outlets she had worked for include The Detroit News, The Washington Post, The … Read more
In response to dual crises facing the nation—a pandemic and racial injustice—the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has selected 12 innovative media professionals for focused project work as 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellows. The fellows, who represent … Read more
Deb Price, a 2011 Nieman Fellow whose column on gay issues was the first to be nationally syndicated in mainstream newspapers, died in Hong Kong on November 20 due to complications from interstitial pneumonitis, after a … Read more
Dale Burk, a longtime Montana journalist and a 1976 Nieman Fellow, died at his home in Stevensville, Montana on September 16. He was 83. Born to a logging family in Kalispell, Montana in 1936, Burk was … Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has announced the named fellowships for the Nieman class of 2021. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide important financial assistance to journalists from the United States … Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard is deeply concerned for the health and welfare of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, a 2010 Nieman Fellow who was arrested in his home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Monday, July 20, 2020. His bail hearings … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic and the movement for racial justice present American society—and American newsrooms—with urgent challenges and opportunities for change. In response, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is dedicating its next round of Visiting Fellowships to journalism … Read more
