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Nieman Foundation Introduces New Online Nieman Narrative Digest

The Nieman Foundation has launched a new Web site to advance the practice of narrative journalism in the U.S. and the world; provide useful and inspiring resources for writers, editors,…
April 18, 2006

Columbia and Nieman Foundation Announce 2006 Lukas Prize Project Awards

Three Prizes Honor J. Anthony Lukas, Late Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author
March 24, 2006

Statement on the Death of Liu Binyan From Nieman Foundation Curator Bob Giles

"Liu Binyan was a courageous Chinese journalist who believed deeply in bringing truth and honesty to his reporting."
December 5, 2005
Bob Giles

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Funds Three-Year Grant For Nieman Fellowship in Global Health Reporting

Nieman Fellowships in global health reporting have been established at Harvard University as a joint initiative of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Harvard School of Public Health, supported…
November 29, 2005

Nieman Foundation Announces International Fellows for 2005-06

Twelve international journalists have been named Nieman Fellows for the 2005-06 academic year. They will join 12 U.S. journalists whose names were announced in May to make up the 68th…
June 10, 2005

Nieman Narrative Director Keynotes First South African Narrative Journalism Conference

Mark Kramer, director of the Nieman Foundation Program on Narrative Journalism at Harvard University, was the keynote speaker at South Africa's first narrative journalism conference.
May 31, 2005

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. Fellows for 2005-06

Twelve U.S. journalists have been selected for the 68th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.
May 18, 2005

Nieman Foundation Withdraws as Partner in Educational Program for Chinese Officials

The Nieman Foundation is withdrawing its role as a partner in a program to help inform Chinese officials about the needs of a free press covering the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
May 12, 2005

Nieman Foundation, Fairbank Center and Asia Center Sponsor Educational Program for Chinese Officials Working with Foreign Media During 2008 Beijing Olympics

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, in cooperation with the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research at Harvard and the Harvard University Asia Center, will sponsor an educational…
May 9, 2005

Nieman Fellows Honor Iranian Woman’s Magazine Editor With 2005 Louis Lyons Award

The 2005 Class of Nieman Fellows has selected Shahla Sherkat, founder and publisher of the Iranian women's magazine Zanan, to receive the 2005 Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity…
May 2, 2005