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Journalist, Press Freedom Advocate Dies

Dana R. Bullen II, 75, a reporter and editor at the old Washington Star who spent 15 years as executive director of the World Press Freedom Committee, an organization advocating…

French Gov’t Honors Goenawan Mohamad

Class of 1993 Fellow Goenawan Mohamad, a prominent Indonesian journalist, and noted poet and writer has been honored with the Chevalier dans L'ordre des Arts et des Lettres award.

Radio Free Asia Names Award-Winning South Korean Anchor To Head Korean Service

South Korean radio and television anchor Kwang Chool Lee, a 2000 Nieman Fellow, has been appointed director of RFA’s Korean-language service, which broadcasts four hours daily to North Korea.

Dean Miller, Class of 2008, Wins Mirror Award for Best Coverage of Breaking Industry News

Incoming Nieman Fellow, Dean Miller, executive editor of The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho, has won a Mirror Award for his article in Nieman Reports, "A Local Newspaper Endures…

Class of 2007 Calls on President Yahya Jammeh to Restore Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in The Gambia

An open letter to President Yahya Jammeh from the Class of 2007.

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2007-2008

Thirty U.S. and international journalists have been named to the 70th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.

2007 Louis Lyons Award

Hu Shuli, editor in chief of China’s Caijing magazine, received the 2007 Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism.

Letter from Class of 2007 to the Palestinian National Authority on Behalf of Abducted Journalist Alan Johnston

An open letter to HE Mahmoud Abbas from members of the Class of 2007.

Lancaster Newspaper’s Stories on Shooting of Amish School Girls Wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

A series by the Lancaster New Era about the shooting of 10 Amish girls in a one-room school house in rural Pennsylvania has won the 2007 Taylor Family Award for…

Joe Zelnik Named Editor Emeritus

After 24 years as editor of the Cape May County (N.J.) Herald, Joe Zelnik, Class of 1970, has stepped down.