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. Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has announced the named fellowships for the Nieman class of 2020. These fellowships are supported by foundation grants and endowed funds that provide important financial assistance to journalists from the United States and abroad. Read more
Mitchel R. Levitas, a longtime leading editor for The New York Times and a 1959 Nieman Fellow, died June 22 in New Marlborough, Massachusetts from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease and pneumonia. He was 89. Read more
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, home to internationally recognized journalism fellowships, programs and publications, has selected 27 Nieman Fellows for the class of 2020. The group includes local reporters, foreign correspondents, editors, a photographer, a bureau chief, … Read more
During a ceremony at Walter Lippmann House on May 1, 2019, the Nieman Foundation honored several investigative journalists and their work by presenting three of the foundation’s annual journalism awards: The I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence Veteran … Read more
Dejan Anastasijevic, a 2002 Nieman Fellow and highly respected veteran journalist in Serbia, died in Belgrade on April 24 after battling a long illness. He was 57. Read more
James F. Ahearn, a 1971 Nieman Fellow and longtime reporter and editor in New Jersey, died in Rhinebeck, New York on April 13. He was 87. Ahearn worked at The Record newspaper in Bergen County, New Jersey … Read more
Robert J. “Bud” Korengold, a 1964 Nieman Fellow who served as a foreign correspondent in Europe before transitioning to a career in diplomacy, passed away on March 15 in Vernon, Normandy, France. He was 89. Read more
CHICAGO – The University of Chicago Institute of Politics (IOP) and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard are pleased to announce the … Read more
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 will spend time at Harvard University to work on … Read more
