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Nathan Heller Wins Christopher J. Georges Harvard Crimson Fellowship

Nathan Heller, a Harvard College freshman, will investigate the effects of post-Sept. 11 legislation on Harvard University through a fellowship awarded by The Christopher J. Georges Fellowship Fund.
May 21, 2003

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2003-04

Thirteen U.S. journalists and 12 international journalists were appointed to the 66th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.
May 20, 2003

The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team Wins Taylor Award for Fairness in Newspapers

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team's coverage of the sexual-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and the team's outstanding effort to examine charges and accusations from all sides and sources is…
April 3, 2003

Deposed Editor of Zimbabwe’s Lone Independent Newspaper Named Nieman Fellow

Geoff Nyarota, a journalist forced to flee Zimbabwe after he was removed as the editor of the nation's only independent newspaper, has been appointed a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
February 11, 2003

Mark Chavunduka, Zimbabwe Journalist and 2000 Nieman Fellow, Dies Following Long Illness

Mark Chavunduka, a reporter and editor whose struggle for editorial independence became a rallying point for journalists in Zimbabwe and sub-Saharan Africa, died on Nov. 11, 2002.
December 10, 2002

The Learning Curve: Are News Organizations Failing Their Best and Brightest?

Transcript of The Reed Sarratt Lecture, School of Journalism, University of North Carolina, November 11, 2002, by Bob Giles.
November 11, 2002
Robert H. Giles

James C. Thomson, Former Nieman Foundation Curator, Dies at 70

James C. Thomson, former Nieman Foundation curator, East-Asia historian and key figure in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, died Sunday at Newton-Wellesley Hospital of cardiac arrest after a brief illness.…
August 12, 2002

Nieman Foundation Receives $420,000 to Support Fellowships for Latin American Journalists

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has received $420,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to provide fellowships for journalists of accomplishment and promise from…
August 8, 2002

Canadian Publisher Whose Firing Sparked Outcry over Editorial Freedom Named Nieman Fellow

Russell Mills, who was fired as publisher of the Ottawa Citizen following publication of a story critical of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and an editorial calling for his resignation, has…
August 5, 2002

Nieman Foundation Announces U.S. and International Fellows for 2002-03

Twelve U.S. journalists and 13 international journalists were appointed to the 65th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.
May 21, 2002