Nieman Foundation's 75th Anniversary Party at The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, September 28, 2013
September 27, 2013
Share this article
Thanks to all who attended our 75th anniversary weekend and made it such a tremendous success.
Watch videos of Saturday sessions below, including LBJ biographer Robert Caro, NF ’66, discussing his life’s work with The Washington Post‘s Anne Hull, NF ’95; The 90-Minute Nieman, a lightning-round in which seven leading thinkers from Harvard and MIT present provocative ideas; Jane Mayer of The New Yorker, speaking about her work after receiving the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence; and Innovations in Storytelling, a panel discussion with digital trendsetters who are creating new technology and techniques for presenting narrative journalism online.
Seven big thinkers from Harvard and MIT present their big ideas. Featuring Jill Lepore, William Julius Wilson, Katie Hinde, Ethan Zuckerman, Sheila Jasanoff, Nicco Mele, and Nancy F. Koehn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGQ8SBlvbdM
The Public Eye: Privacy in the Age of Publicity Jill Lepore David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard and staff writer for The New Yorker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQl-epZYGyw
When Work Disappears: The Impact of Joblessness on Inner Cities William Julius Wilson Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzuw-IVC7dY
Why Mammals Suck Katie Hinde Assistant professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard and author of the blog "Mammals Suck … Milk!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8y6r6Hjp8w
Saving the News with Advocacy Journalism Ethan Zuckerman Director of MIT's Center for Civic Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yj8462SF9w
Innovation: The Untold Stories Sheila Jasanoff Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdtHmMQvOFY
The End of Big: Why the Future of News Is Small Nicco Mele Adjunct lecturer in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and author of "The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gozS0lxDijg
Rachel Carson: One Person Strong Enough Nancy F. Koehn Historian and James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Jane Mayer Receives the 2013 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence
Bill Kovach, NF '89, Nieman Curator 1990-2000 and chair of the I.F. Stone Medal Advisory Committee, presents the 2013 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence to investigative journalist Jane Mayer of the New Yorker.
Journalists from different organizations come together to highlight new technology and techniques for presenting narrative journalism online. Featuring Elise Hu, technology and culture reporter at NPR; Douglas McGray, editor-in-chief of Pop-Up Magazine; Kara Oehler, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Zeega; and Joe Sexton, senior editor at ProPublica. Moderated by Dorothy Wickenden, NF '89, executive editor of The New Yorker, and introduced by Tim Golden, NF '96.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YarzzFBgPo4
Full Intro and Panel Discussion
Individual Speakers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqux0bcyzRs
Joe Sexton on The New York Times and "Snow Fall" senior editor, ProPublica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hPLxvGSoyo
Elise Hu on Innovation at NPR technology and culture reporter, NPR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXk7E2Sj7Zw
Douglas McGray on the Genesis of Pop-Up Magazine editor-in-chief, Pop-Up Magazine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QBhNHutSEE
Kara Oehler Explains Zeega co-founder and editor-in-chief, Zeega
