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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

2008 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism Offers Fresh Take on Multimedia

From reporters and biographers to bloggers and podcasters, the country’s top literary minds will gather this weekend to explore the challenges of professional storytelling in the multimedia age.
March 13, 2008

Flyp Wants to Help You “Connect the Dots”

FLYP — a newly-launched Web site featuring Juanita Leon, Class of 2007, as Editor-in-Chief — says its goal is to "leverage the real power of the Web into a new…
March 10, 2008

Waiting for a US-Iran Handshake

With Iranian influence growing throughout its region, and America faltering after so many foreign-policy debacles, Iran is hungrily eyeing the prize of regional dominance. Iason Athanasiadis, Class of 2008, talks…
March 7, 2008

Nieman Foundation Announces I.F. Stone Award Honoring Journalistic Independence

The Nieman Foundation is establishing an award that recognizes journalistic independence and honors the life of investigative journalist I.F. Stone.
March 5, 2008

Joseph R. ‘Joe’ Zelnik dies at 75

Joseph R. “Joe” Zelnik, Class of 1970, died March 3, 2008. The Cape May County Herald editor for 25 years, he was responsible for guiding the newspaper from a 20-page…
March 3, 2008

Tim Golden a Part of Oscar-Winning Documentary, “A Taxi From the Dark Side”

The award for Best Documentary Feature was given to “Taxi To The Dark Side” at the 80th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 24. Director Alex Gibney used the story of…
February 28, 2008