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Three Nieman Fellows Bring Home Pulitzers

The Washington Post swept the 2008 Pulitzers, taking home six of the 14 journalism categories — the most ever for the newspaper. Three Nieman Fellows were among those who contributed…
April 7, 2008

Meldrum: South Africa’s ‘Crucial Role’ in Zimbabwe Crisis

After years of economic crisis and repressive leadership under President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe looks poised for change. Andrew Meldrum, member of the Class of 2008 and former Zimbabwe correspondent for…
April 4, 2008

Wilson Recalls Abduction in Lecture

Simon Wilson, BBC Middle East bureau chief and member of the Class of 2008, described the “biggest challenge of [his] career” — abduction of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston in the…
April 3, 2008

Columbia and the Nieman Foundation Announce 2008 Lukas Prize Project Awards

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation announce this year’s winners of the Lukas Prize Project Awards.
April 1, 2008

Nieman Foundation to Administer Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

The Nieman Foundation announces it will oversee the management of the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism.
March 27, 2008

Rami Khouri to Speak at Gaza Symposium

Rami Khouri, Class of 2002 and Nieman Advisory Board member, will be among expert voices from the Harvard community and the Boston area to speak at a Gaza Symposium, hosted…
March 25, 2008

From Blog to Narrative: Benton Throws Us a Curve

Boredom was not an issue for Roy Peter Clark at last weekend's Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism. Clark recounts the moment of "great learning" he enjoyed while attending the breakout…
March 21, 2008

Mark Carter Named CCJ Executive Director

Mark Carter, a 20-year veteran media executive, strategist, reporter and executive producer, is the new executive director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists and the Goldenson Chair in Community Broadcasting…
March 16, 2008

Global News Enterprises Draws Three Niemans

The Boston Globe's Charles M. Sennott, Class of 2006, will be among a group of veteran foreign correspondents who will be joining Global News Enterprises LLC, the first US-based Web…
March 15, 2008

Tim Golden of New York Times to Deliver Morris Lecture at Nieman Foundation

Tim Golden, senior writer for The New York Times, will present the 2008 Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Nieman Foundation on February 21, 2008.
March 13, 2008