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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.
June 13, 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.
May 23, 2007

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.
May 16, 2007

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.
May 8, 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…
April 2, 2007

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.
March 22, 2007

2007-2008 Nieman Fellowship in Arts & Culture Reporting

The Nieman Foundation will award a fellowship to a U.S. journalist specializing in arts and culture reporting for the academic year 2007-2008.
January 26, 2007

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2006-2007

Twenty-eight U.S. and international journalists have been named to the 69th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.
May 30, 2006

The Sacramento Bee Series on Immigrant Forest Workers Wins $10,000 Taylor Family Award

A series by The Sacramento Bee about the misuse and abuse of Latino immigrants who work in America's forest industry has won the 2006 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in…
May 3, 2006

Nieman Fellows Honor Slain Iraqi Reporter With 2006 Louis Lyons Award

The 2006 Class of Nieman Fellows has chosen Atwar Bahjat to receive this year's Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism.
April 25, 2006