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Yoichi Funabashi is named editor-in-chief of Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo

Yoichi Funabashi, Class of 1976, has been named editor-in-chief of Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo. He is the third editor-in-chief in the newspaper's 130-year history. Asahi Shimbun has a circulation of…

Media Often Remain Mum on Politicians’ Sexuality

There are few things newspapers will refuse to print, but the mainstream media — including network news and NPR — still refrain from disclosing the sexual orientation of a gay…

Sheryl McCarthy to Join Queens College

Columnist Sheryl McCarthy, Class of 1996, will join the Queens College Journalism Department as Distinguished Lecturer. “One of the things I hope to do is give more students greater exposure…

Nieman Foundation Names Hale Narrative Journalism Director

Writer Constance Hale has been named director of the Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism at the Nieman Foundation.

Locating and Financing the Next Newsroom

Bob Giles, Class of 1966 and Nieman Foundation Curator, participated in this breakout session from the Journalism That Matters event held Aug. 8, 2007, at The George Washington University.

Mainstream to Ethnic Media — A New Career Direction

A steady stream of mainstream journalists are moving to, and in some cases moving back to, ethnic media. Evelyn Hernandez, Class of 2007, was one of the journalists interviewed who…

Joe Thloloe made Press Ombudsman

Veteran journalist Joe Thloloe, Class of 1989, has been appointed the new Press Ombudsman for South Africa. "The key issue for me is that it's designed to uphold the highest…

The Man From Jet

Simeon Booker, Class of 1951, was the man from Ebony and Jet magazines, which meant, in a symbolic manner, beginning in the 1950s, he was the man from Negro and…

Cartoonist Doug Marlette Dies in Car Accident

North Carolina-born Doug Marlette, who won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1988 and was a member of the Class of 1981, died Tuesday morning in a single-car accident…

Incoming Fellow Recalls His Joy at the Return of Former-Hostage and Colleague Johnston

Simon Wilson, editor of BBC's Middle East Bureau and member of the Class of 2008, writes in his blog how he "felt an enormous responsibility" when Alan Johnston was abducted…