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Simeon Booker, NF ’51, pioneering black journalist who risked his safety covering the civil rights movement, dies at 99

Simeon Booker, NF ’51, pioneering black journalist who risked his safety covering the civil rights movement, dies at 99

Simeon Booker, a 1951 Nieman Fellow and a legendary civil rights reporter who headed the Washington bureau for Jet and Ebony magazines for five decades, died in Solomons, Maryland on…
December 11, 2017
Simeon Booker, civil rights reporter and 1951 Nieman Fellow, nominated for Congressional Gold Medal

Simeon Booker, civil rights reporter and 1951 Nieman Fellow, nominated for Congressional Gold Medal

Ohio representatives have introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker, a civil rights icon and 1951 Nieman Fellow, in recognition of his many achievements in the…
February 13, 2017
Amy Ellis Nutt's book on transgender identity wins accolades

Amy Ellis Nutt’s book on transgender identity wins accolades

Becoming NicoleAmy Ellis Nutt, NF ’05 , has published a new book: “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family.” The book tells the story of a transgender girl, her identical…
October 27, 2015

Wendell Steavenson, NF ’14, pens new book on Egyptian Revolution

Wendell Steavenson’s new book, “Circling the Square: Stories from the Egyptian Revolution” chronicles the experiences of Egyptians grappling with the hope, change and violence associated with protests in Cairo’s Tahir Square.…
September 11, 2015

Maggie Koerth-Baker, NF ’15, Selected for Science Writing

Maggie Koerth-Baker’s New York Times Magazine story, “Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!” has been included in the 2014 volume of the Best American Science and Nature…
October 10, 2014

Rick Bragg, NF ’93, Profiles Music Legend Jerry Lee Lewis in New Book

Rick Bragg, a 1993 Nieman Fellow, has written a biography of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis, titled “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story,” that will be…
October 8, 2014

Nieman Foundation e-book explores the gates of Harvard

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has published its first fully illustrated and commercially available e-book, “The Gates of Harvard Yard: The Complete Story, Words and Pictures, of a…
August 13, 2013

The Knight Center launches the book ‘How to write for the web’

“How to Write for the Web” — a book by Guillermo Franco, a 2005 Nieman Fellow and digital journalist in Colombia — was published in December 2008 by the Knight…
December 12, 2008
Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation Announce Shortlists for the 2026 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation Announce Shortlists for the 2026 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University are pleased to announce the 2026 shortlists for the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Prizes, the J. Anthony Lukas…
February 19, 2026
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The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard educates leaders in journalism, promotes innovation and elevates the standards of the profession through our fellowship programs, publications, and programming More than 1,700 journalists from…
February 10, 2026