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Kathryn Johnson, trailblazing civil rights reporter for the AP and a 1977 Nieman Fellow, dies at 93

Kathryn Johnson, trailblazing civil rights reporter for the AP and a 1977 Nieman Fellow, dies at 93

Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing civil rights reporter for The Associated Press and a 1977 Nieman Fellow, died in Atlanta on October 23. She was 93.Associated Press Kathryn Johnson in 1964Johnson…
October 24, 2019
The University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Nieman Foundation Announce Campaign Journalism Conference in April

The University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Nieman Foundation Announce Campaign Journalism Conference in April

CHICAGO – The University of Chicago Institute of Politics (IOP) and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard are pleased to announce the 2020 Campaign Journalism Conference for reporters covering…
February 21, 2019
Nieman Foundation announces the 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows

Nieman Foundation announces the 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard will host a group of nine reporters, editors, media entrepreneurs and academics as Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows during the 2019 calendar year. Each…
January 9, 2019

Nieman Fellows begin new jobs

A number of Nieman alumni have begun new jobs in recent months.
May 16, 2018
The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era

The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era

“The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era,” a wide-ranging discussion about the relationship between the press and politics in the Trump administration, took place at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre on Jan. 31,…
January 31, 2017

Ines Pohl, NF ’05, leaving Die Tageszeitung

Ines Pohl has joined Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle as a foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C., and will begin her new job in November. A 2005 Nieman Fellow, she has served as…
September 11, 2015

Bryan Monroe, NF ’03, joins Temple University’s j-school faculty

Bryan Monroe, NF ’03, has been appointed the Verizon Chair professor at Temple University’s School of Media and Communication. Monroe previously served as vice president and editorial director at Ebony…
May 19, 2015
Author, filmmaker Danny Schechter, NF’ 78, dies at age 72

Author, filmmaker Danny Schechter, NF’ 78, dies at age 72

Journalist Danny Schechter, a 1978 Nieman Fellow who chronicled the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, advocated for human rights and other causes, and spoke out often about the need for…
March 20, 2015

Lisa Stone, NF ’02, Sells Blogging Network

Lisa Stone, a 2002 Nieman Fellow, has sold BlogHer, a women-oriented blogging network she co-founded, to SheKnows, another digital media company targeted at women. Advertising Age reported that a source familiar…
November 5, 2014
The Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship for Turkish journalists established at Harvard University

The Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship for Turkish journalists established at Harvard University

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and the New York City-based Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) today announced the launch of the Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship to support the…
October 23, 2014