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2008 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

2008 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Videos Award Presentation and John Walcott Speech Panel Discussion Speech Transcript John Walcott, now the Washington bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, was awarded the first I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic…

Christopher Cousins to Cover Maine Statehouse

Christopher Cousins, a member of the Class of 2007, has accepted a position with Statehouse News Service, which offers in-depth coverage of the Maine Statehouse and state government.

Roberta Baskin and the WJLA I-Team Win Top Award in TV

Roberta Baskin, Class of 2002, and the WJLA  I-Team won the Emmy for Outstanding Regional News Story – Investigative Reporting. The news story "Drilling for Dollars" covered the I-Team’s reports…

Nancy Maynard, Nieman Advisory Board Member, Dies at 61

Nancy Hicks Maynard, 61, a former co-publisher of the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and co-founder of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, died Sept. 21.

Managing editor to leave Baltimore Sun

In the latest high-level departure at The Baltimore Sun, Managing Editor Robert Blau announced his resignation. Blau is a member of the Class of 1997.

H. Y. Sharada Prasad Dies at 84

H.Y. Sharada Prasad, media adviser to former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, died Sept. 2 following a prolonged illness. Prasad was a member of the Class of 1956.

Edwin O. Guthman dies at 89

Edwin O. Guthman, 89, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newsman respected for his unwavering integrity and whose storied career included stints as a soldier, a public servant, an educator, and editor of…

Jeb Sharp a Recipient of Sigma Delta Chi Award

The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of the 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism on April 14. Jeb Sharp, Class of 2006, was part of…

Jack Landau Dies at 74

Jack Landau, 74, an early leader of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, died Aug. 9 of complications from emphysema. Landau, a reporter-lawyer covering the U.S. Supreme Court…

2008 Lovejoy Award Recipient Anne Hull

Anne Hull, a national enterprise reporter for The Washington Post who reported the story that exposed the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal in 2007 and has spent her…