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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

The Star-Ledger Series on School for Troubled Teens Wins Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

"Last Chance High," a series by The Star-Ledger of Newark about an alternative school for teenagers with serious behavioral problems, has received the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers.
March 18, 2005

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, CNN Johannesburg Bureau Chief, Will Deliver 24th Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, CNN's Johannesburg bureau chief and correspondent, is the 24th Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecturer at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.
March 8, 2005

Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Funds Five-Year Grant For Nieman Fellowship in Community Journalism

A Nieman Fellowship in community journalism has been established at Harvard University under a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
February 25, 2005

Nieman Foundation Names Board of Advisors

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has announced the formation of a Board of Advisors that will provide counsel and support to the foundation.
October 12, 2004

NiemanWatchdog.org Picks “Top 10” Presidential Debate Questions From More Than 150 Submitted to Site

The number and quality show a keen interest in the debate, and a good bit of anger, as well.
September 27, 2004

Wanted: Tough Questions for the Presidential Debates NiemanWatchdog.org is Putting the Internet to Work

NiemanWatchdog.org is soliciting incisive, probing questions that President Bush and Senator Kerry should be asked at the upcoming presidential debates.
September 8, 2004