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Chicago Tribune’s Howard Witt wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for Reports on Race

Chicago Tribune Southwest Bureau Chief Howard Witt has won the 2008 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for his coverage of racial issues in America.
April 16, 2008

McKim Receives Two Awards in AP California-Nevada Newswriting and Photo Contest

Jenifer McKim, Class of 2008, was honored with two awards in the 2008 AP California-Nevada Newswriting and Photo contest, which celebrates the best print journalism of 2007 by AP members…
April 15, 2008

Six Fellows Receive Sigma Delta Chi Awards

The Society of Professional Journalists announced Monday, April 14, the recipients of the 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism. Five Nieman alumni were among this year's winners,…
April 14, 2008

Mathatha Tsedu named industry Lifetime Achiever

Mathatha Tsedu, Class of 1997, was honored with the Mondi Shanduka 2007 Lifetime Achiever Award. “Tsedu is an editor whose paper still reports on rural communities' news, helping to keep…
April 9, 2008

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