An article by Les Gura of the Hartford Courant about an instructor at Yale University, who became the focus of stories that unfairly cast him as a murder suspect, is the inaugural winner of the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers. The award, endowed by the former publisher of The Boston Globe and the Taylor family, carries a $10,000 prize. Read more
The Committee to Protect Journalists has been selected by Harvard University's Nieman Fellows to receive the 2002 Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Read more
Annys Shin, a senior writer for the Washington City Paper, has been awarded the Christopher J. Georges Fellowship for in-depth reporting to cover the impact of the release of floods of prisoners just now finishing their mandatory sentences. Read more
Four Harvard College sophomores will investigate the status of women at Harvard University through fellowships awarded by The Christopher J. Georges Fellowship Fund. The four women are all members of The Harvard Crimson staff. Read more
Text of speech delivered by Bob Giles, Nieman Foundation curator, at the University of Nebraska College of Journalism and Mass Communication on October 19, 2001. Read more
The Christopher J. Georges Journalism Scholarship Fund for in-depth reporting is expanding its eligibility to enable more young writers to apply. Read more
Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine announced today that Robert H. Giles has been selected as the next curator of the University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Read more
In an effort to encourage fairness in newspaper journalism and honor an exemplary example of fairness in news coverage, the former managers of The Boston Globe announced Monday the establishment of the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers. Read more