Paige Williams, a 1997 Nieman Fellow, became a staff writer at The New Yorker in June. She had previously contributed to the magazine as a freelancer, covering such varied topics as politics in the suburbs of Detroit, … Read more
Robert Blau — a managing editor at Bloomberg News noted for his commitment to investigative and narrative journalism — along with historian Steven Hahn, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board. Blau is a 1997 Nieman Fellow. Read more
In the latest high-level departure at The Baltimore Sun, Managing Editor Robert Blau announced his resignation. Blau is a member of the Class of 1997. Read more
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) bestowed the industry’s most prestigious editorial honors at the 43rd annual National Magazine Awards on May 1. Read more
Mathatha Tsedu, Class of 1997, was honored with the Mondi Shanduka 2007 Lifetime Achiever Award. “Tsedu is an editor whose paper still reports on rural communities' news, helping to keep the focus on issues of grassroots development often overlooked by the mainstream media,” said Guy Berger, Convenor of Judges. Read more
Reporter Richard Read, Class of 1997, returns to North Korea 18 years later and finds an isolated, underlit, heavily scripted, undernourished country. Read more
