Jenifer McKim, assistant managing editor at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, collaborated with Philip W.D. Martin, NF ’98, on the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning series “Underground Trade.” McKim’s work focused on the demand side of human trafficking in … Read more
Phillip W.D. Martin, a senior investigative reporter for WGBH in Boston, received an Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association for “Underground Trade.” Produced in cooperation with the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University … Read more
Howard Berkes, a correspondent for NPR, received an Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association for the 2013 series, “Buried in Grain,” produced in collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity’s Jim Morris. The pair uncovered … Read more
Andrea McCarren, NF ’07, a reporter and fill-in news anchor for WUSA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., has received a number of recent awards for her television news reporting. Read more
Three current Nieman Fellows have won journalism awards this fall for work done online and on air. Homicide Watch D.C., co-founded by Nieman Fellow Laura Amico and her husband Chris, took home the Knight Award for Public Service at the Online News Association’s annual conference in San Francisco. The couple received a standing ovation when the award was announced, a hard-earned reward after running the website out of their home for two years and struggling for funding. Accepting the award, Laura said “We mark every death, we remember every victim and we follow every case.” Chris noted, “For everyone who is on their own, building a business from the ground up, this one’s for you.” Read more
Deborah Amos, a 1992 Nieman Fellow, will receive the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award/Radio Division on April 20 at Washington State University. Following the award presentation, Amos will exchange views about media ethics and responsibility in a roundtable discussion. Read more
