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Nieman Foundation, Pulitzer Center join forces to strengthen global health reporting

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting have joined forces to support international reporting initiatives with a special focus on global health coverage. …

John S. Carroll to receive 2011 William Allen White citation

John S. Carroll, a 1972 Nieman Fellow and member of the Nieman Advisory Board, has been selected to receive the William Allen White Foundation’s national citation. The award—presented annually by…

Nieman Reports Editor Melissa Ludtke, NF ’92, wins Yankee Quill Award

Melissa Ludtke, editor of Nieman Reports and a 1992 Nieman Fellow, has been selected as a winner of a 2010 Yankee Quill Award. Considered to be the highest individual honor…

Juan Manuel Santos sworn in as Colombia’s 59th president

Juan Manuel Santos swore in as Colombia’s new president on Saturday, August 7, promising to improve ties with its Andean neighbors and to continue his predecessor’s tough line against leftist…

The Gambia: A Dictator’s Anti-Media War

On the 16th anniversary of the military takeover in The Gambia, Alagi Yorro Jallow, a 2007 Nieman Fellow, writes about the government’s ongoing repression of journalists in his country. A…

Eduardo Ulibarri named Costa Rica’s UN ambassador

Eduardo Ulibarri, former editor of the Costa Rican daily La Nación and a journalism professor at the University of Costa Rica, has been named Costa Rica's ambassador to the United…

United States reverses decision and grants visa to Colombian journalist Hollman Morris to join Nieman class of 2011

The U.S. State Department has reversed its decision to deny a visa to leading Colombian journalist Hollman Morris. He is now free to travel to the United States, where he…

U.S. denies visa to Colombian journalist

The U.S. government has denied a visa to a prominent Colombian journalist who specializes in conflict and human rights reporting to attend his Nieman Fellowship.

Harsono Wins 2010 John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award

Journalist and human rights advocate Andreas Harsono, a 2000 Nieman Fellow, was presented with the West Papua Advocacy Team's John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award. The annual award is given…

It’s A Boy: War Reporter’s Baby Shower In Baghdad

Hannah Allam, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, is having a baby shower. Her son, Bilal, is due in four months. And unlike most baby showers, the guests at this one are…