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Hugh Morris Dies at 94

Hugh Morris, a 1951 Nieman Fellow, died June 2, 2009, in Frankfort, Ky. A longtime bureau chief for The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal, Morris was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall…
June 2, 2009

A Message from the Curator

Bob Giles, Nieman Foundation Curator, announces to friends of the Nieman Narrative program the decision to suspend the Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism and the Nieman Seminar for Narrative Editors…
May 29, 2009

“Windows on Iraq: Images & Context”

In this multimedia project produced for the Center of Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard, freelance photojournalist Kael Alford’s “unembedded” photography provides an example of “contextualized” reporting on a Muslim community…
May 22, 2009

Ramos headed to NCAA

Ronnie Ramos, a 2003 Nieman Fellow, has been hired by the NCAA as its Managing Director of New Media Strategies and Content Development. During the past five years at the…
May 20, 2009

Nieman Foundation Announces 2009-2010 Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has selected 23 journalists from the United States and abroad to join the 72nd class of Nieman Fellows. The group includes print and…
May 19, 2009

Michael Kirk’s “Inside the Meltdown” to be rebroadcast on Tuesday, May 19

This Tuesday night, PBS' FRONTLINE presents an encore broadcast of "Inside the Meltdown." First broadcast in February, producer Michael Kirk — a 1980 Nieman Fellow — investigates how the economy…
May 18, 2009

Callie Crossley to receive Honorary Degree

Callie Crossley, a 1983 Nieman Fellow, will be awarded an honory degree from Cambridge College. Crossley — a media commentator, public speaker, and Program Manager for the Nieman Foundation —…
May 4, 2009

Jodi Rave ending newspaper career

Jodi Rave, a 2004 Nieman Fellow, is ending her newspaper career to write a book about Elouise Cobell and the Indian Trust Fund lawsuit. Rave worked for Lee Enterprises newspapers…
April 29, 2009

Ju-Don Roberts named Washington Post Universal News Deputy Editor

Washingtonpost.com managing editor Ju-Don Roberts has been moved into the position of deputy of the Universal News Desk. Roberts most recently oversaw the daily news operations at the web site…
April 29, 2009

Fatima Tlisova to Receive Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard will present the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism to current Nieman Fellow Fatima Tlisova on…
April 29, 2009