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Swine Flu: Reporting the Story

Nieman Reports has published a comprehensive resource for journalists about coverage of a pandemic flu. The information comes from a conference held at the Nieman Foundation during the time when…
April 27, 2009

Ranjan Gupta, CBS Radio News’ correspondent in India, dies in Calcutta

Ranjan Gupta, CBS Radio News' correspondent in India, died in April from complications related to a heat wave that swept through the eastern part of the country. Gupta was a…
April 27, 2009

The Overseas Press Club honors four Niemans

Four Nieman Fellows were among those honored with awards by the Overseas Press Club award program: Jeb Sharp, Dexter Filkins, Amy Goldstein, and Alma Guillermoprieto.
April 24, 2009

Pulitzer announcement includes three fellows

The 2009 Pulitzer Awards were announced Monday, April 20, and three Nieman Fellows were among those honored: Eugene Robinson, Amy Nutt, and Amy Goldstein.
April 21, 2009

Nokes to publish book on the 1887 massacre of Chinese gold miners

R. Gregory Nokes, a 1972 Nieman Fellow, will have his book, "Massacred for Gold, The Chinese in Hells Canyon,'' published in October by Oregon State University Press. The book is…
April 21, 2009

Jeb Sharp’s investigative series wins Dart award

The five-part investigative series by 2006 Nieman Fellow Jeb Sharp, “Rape as a Weapon of War,” was among the recipients of the 2009 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of…
April 16, 2009

Documentary produced by Mary Ann Jolley wins ‘Grand Award’

The documentary "Jihad Sheilas," produced by Mary Ann Jolley, a 2006 Nieman Fellow, won the 'Grand Award' for Best News/Documentary at this year's New York Festivals Television Programming and Promotions…
April 16, 2009

What newspapers do

This editorial in The Boston Globe cites the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers and the exemplary work of the winners as powerful examples of the important role of…
April 16, 2009

Amy Ellis Nutt Recieves 2008 Sigma Delta Chi Award

The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of the 2008 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism on Monday, April 13. Amy Ellis Nutt, a 2005 Fellow, was…
April 13, 2009

Biographer Chronicles Perkins, ‘New Deal’ Pioneer

Kirstin Downey, a 2001 Nieman Fellow, recently spoke with NPR's Jacki Lyden on "All Things Considered" about her new biography, “The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Francis…
April 1, 2009