News Texas Daily Newspaper Assn. Honors Cobler Chris Cobler, a 2006 Nieman Fellow, recently received the Editorial Achievement Award from the Texas Daily Newspaper Association at its annual convention. The award recognizes "courage and commitment to the… March 30, 2009 Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, Nieman Foundation Announce Winners of the 2009 Lukas Prize Project Awards The recipients of the 2009 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards for exceptional nonfiction include works by authors Jane Mayer, Timothy Brook, and Judy Pasternak. March 30, 2009 Nieman Conference Insists Narrative Matters in Turbulent Times Attendance dipped to slightly over 500 compared to more than 900 in past years. Some had just lost jobs. A few others wondered how long they'd have a desk to… March 23, 2009 2009 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism: Telling True Stories in Turbulent Times Close to 600 journalists joined us at the Sheraton Boston March 20-22 for our eighth annual narrative conference. Keynoter Connie Schultz, columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, addressed the elephant in… March 20, 2009 The Charlotte Observer wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for Series on Problems in Poultry Industry The Charlotte Observer has won the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for its coverage of health and safety violations in the poultry industry. The paper’s series “The Cruelest… March 16, 2009 The National Book Critics Circle honors Filkins’ “The Forever War” "The Forever War," a book reporting on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan by Dexter Filkins, was awarded The National Book Critics Circle prize for general nonfiction. The National Book… March 13, 2009 David Jackson wins Studs Terkel Community Media Award David Jackson, a 2009 Nieman Fellow and reporter for the Chicago Tribune, was chosen as a recipient of the 2009 Studs Terkel Community Media Award. Presented annually, the awards honor… March 10, 2009 Greenhaw delivers Davis Distinguished Lecture Alabama writer, prize-winning journalist, and 1973 Nieman Fellow Wayne Greenhaw delivered Auburn University's Neil and Henrietta Davis Distinguished Lecture on Feb. 25, 2009. February 26, 2009 Detroit Free Press Wins Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for “A Mayor in Crisis” Staff writers Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick and their colleagues at the Detroit Free Press are winners of the 2008 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for their comprehensive series… February 13, 2009 Serenissima: Venice in Winter Frank Van Riper, a 1979 Nieman Fellow, and his wife and professional partner, Judith Goodman, are “thrilled to report the publication of our latest book, ‘Serenissima: Venice in Winter.’” The… February 9, 2009 Previous 1 … 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 … 104 Next