Masha Gessen’s “The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy,” about the Tsarnaev brothers, accused of orchestrating the bombing at the Boston Marathon finish line in 2013, will be published by Riverhead in April. Read more
Kirsty Milne, a 2004 Nieman Fellow and former editor of the New Statesman, has died. She joined the magazine in 1993 after it merged with her former paper, New Society. Milne wrote reviews and features for the NS and other publications, including the Times, Telegraph and a politics column for The Scotsman. She also worked at the BBC and as a freelance writer, including time as a theater critic. Read more
Ju-Don Roberts, a 2004 Nieman Fellow, has been promoted to general manager and senior vice president of Everyday Health. In her new role, she will oversee the Web, mobile, social, video and product strategies for EverydayHealth.com. Read more
Washingtonpost.com managing editor Ju-Don Roberts has been moved into the position of deputy of the Universal News Desk. Roberts most recently oversaw the daily news operations at the web site and played a key role in setting strategy for the Washington Post's web operations. She is a 2004 Nieman Fellow. Read more
Jodi Rave, a 2004 Nieman Fellow, is ending her newspaper career to write a book about Elouise Cobell and the Indian Trust Fund lawsuit. Rave worked for Lee Enterprises newspapers for 11 years, reporting on Native American issues. Read more
Endy M. Bayuni, a 2004 Nieman Fellow, shares how living in Jakarta, Indonesia, may have helped shape the man who would become the 44th President of the United States. Read more
Five Nieman Fellows were among the 2008 recipients of the National Association of Black Journalists' Salute to Excellence Awards. The annual awards recognize exemplary coverage of the African and African-American experience by the nation’s print and electronic media. Read more
