Congratulations to The Caravan, winner of the Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Nieman Fellows at
@Harvard
chose
@thecaravanindia
for its “uncompromising coverage of the erosion of human rights, social justice and democracy in India."
Another journalist has died in Ukraine: Vira Hyrych, who worked for
@RFERL
, was killed when a Russian air strike hit her apartment building in Kyiv on April 28. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting the city at the time.
The hostile takeover of NDTV — one of India’s last channels willing to report critically on the Modi government — leaves few independent voices during a critical election cycle
We’re pleased to introduce the 2022 Nieman Fellows, accomplished journalists from around the world who'll join us at
@Harvard
this fall. The group includes investigative reporters, editors, podcasters, data specialists and visual storytellers. Welcome all!
We're pleased to announce that
@MonikaBauerlein
and
@ClaraJeffery
, the talented duo who lead
@MotherJones
and its important investigative journalism, have been selected winners of the 2019 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. Congratulations!
Each Covid infection increases the risk of developing chronic health issues like diabetes — including in children — organ failure, stroke, heart conditions, and kidney disease. Our journalism should reflect that, writes
@KendraWrites
.
Meet the Nieman class of 2020! These 27 talented journalists from around the world will begin two semesters of study at
@Harvard
this fall. Dedicated, curious and talented, they report across all platforms. Welcome to all.
🚨We're hiring!🚨 Apply to join us as a senior editor for
@NiemanReports
at
@Harvard
. Help shape coverage of how journalism is handling society's most pressing issues, from race and the coronavirus pandemic to climate change, newsroom challenges and more.
Journalist
@wendi_c_thomas
founded
@MLK50Memphis
in 2017 with just $3,000. Her newsroom now serves the people of Memphis with hard-hitting public service journalism and Thomas has won the 2023 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. Well done!
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism renews its call for the immediate release of jailed journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in Zimbabwe. Hopewell was a 2010 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
Hopewell Chin’ono has been denied bail and remanded in custody until 7 August by Magistrate Ngoni Nduna on the basis that he is a danger to the public because he has not yet completed his mission of inciting people to demonstrate on
#31July
. We will be appealing.
#FreeHopewell
Congratulations to 2014 Nieman Fellow &
@washingtonpost
Beijing bureau chief
@annafifield
, winner of the 2018 Shorenstein Journalism Award for her outstanding reporting on Asia including the Koreas, Japan and now China. Well done, Anna!
@StanfordSAPARC
We’re pleased to introduce the 2023 Nieman Fellows, 24 gifted journalists from around the world, who will join us soon at
@Harvard
. This year, many report courageously from countries where journalists and the free press are under attack. Welcome to all!
Meet the new class! We’re pleased to introduce the 2024 Nieman Fellows, 24 talented, innovative and collaborative journalists from around the world, who’ll join us at
@Harvard
this fall. Welcome to all.
Congratulation's to Puerto Rico’s Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI), selected by the Nieman Fellows in the class of 2020 for the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at
@Harvard
. Follow their great work at
@cpipr
.
Congratulations to trailblazing journalist
@Maria_Hinojosa
, winner of the 2020 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. Through her work, she's brought the stories of people & communities too often ignored by mainstream media to light
@futuromedia
"Without traditional news organizations instigating, coordinating and financing legal battles for free speech and government transparency, most of the important advances in these areas simply would not have happened."
Big news! We’re announcing the new Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism. Journalists covering underserved communities will not only get a Nieman Fellowship, but also support for up to 9 months of fieldwork. Please spread the word.
"It isn’t enough to say Trump’s potential arrest is unprecedented," writes
@ijbailey
. "It’s not a result of happenstance. It’s because Trump has done unprecedented things, including potentially breaking several laws, big and small."
How many of Maria Ressa's warnings will we ignore?
@StevenLevy
talked to
@mariaressa
last week. She told him, despite Facebook’s recent efforts, the platform is still a “behavioral modification system.”
In 2020, journalist
@ZahraJoya
and her team founded
@RukhshanaMedia
to cover the women of Afghanistan.
Today, the Nieman Fellows honor their courageous and difficult work under the Taliban with the Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism.
🚨 Journalists: It's time to apply for a Nieman Fellowship at
@Harvard
. Join peers from around the world to study, brainstorm and collaborate during the 2024-25 academic year. Deadline? Dec. 1 for international journalists; Jan. 31 for U.S. candidates.
The country’s largest broadcaster, Sinclair Broadcast Group, forces local TV news anchors to read script attacking the media, but criticism is growing.
@brianstelter
continues to follow the story. Defend
#FreePress
.
Meet the new fellows! We’re pleased to introduce the Nieman class of 2021. These 16 talented journalists include investigative reporters, science journalists, editors, television and radio producers, a critic, a columnist and newsroom executives. Welcome.
We mourn the death of Brent Renaud, a 2019 Nieman Fellow who was shot and killed in Ukraine. From
@amlwhere
: “Brent’s filmmaking was exceptional and what made it so was not just his abundant skill but a kindness and deep humanity he brought to his work."
At MIT: "Human Rights In Kashmir & Beyond," a panel discussion with 2020 Nieman Fellow
@ashwaqM
and others. Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. -- hosted by the Coalition for a Democratic India and the Alliance for a Secular & Democratic South Asia.
Jerry Mitchell, co-founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, is winner of the 2024 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. Congratulations
@JMitchellNews
and thank you for exposing corruption and abuse of power!
@MississippiCIR
Meet the new class! We’re pleased to introduce the 2025 Nieman Fellows, 24 talented and innovative journalists who cover stories around the world. They’ll join us at
@Harvard
this fall to learn, collaborate and share their expertise. Welcome to all.
“Every piece I write, I usually try and ensure that at least half the people I’m talking to are people I’ve never interviewed before.”
-
@edyong209
of
@TheAtlantic
Congratulations to
@IndyMarisaK
, chosen by Harvard's Nieman Fellows for the 2019 Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Her relentless reporting has exposed numerous problems including the Larry Nassar/USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal.
The Pulitzer Prizes issued a special citation to Darnella Frazier, the Minneapolis teenager whose viral video of George Floyd's arrest and death shook the nation's consciousness.
Intrepid
@PamelaColloff
is winner of the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism for her examination of the damage caused by jailhouse snitches. Her reporting for
@propublica
/
@nytimes
magazine has resulted in important reforms. Excellent work!
Kashmir-based photojournalist
@Masratzahra
, has won the 2020 Anja Niedringhaus Courage In Photojournalism Award, presented by
@IWMF
. The award honors the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer and Nieman alum Anja Niedringhaus.
Congratulations to
@hannahdreier
, winner of the 2023 Worth Bigham Prize for Investigative Journalism for her stunning
@nytimes
series “Alone and Exploited.” Dreier exposed the broad scope of America’s hidden migrant child workforce, leading to reforms.
2018 Nieman Fellow
@Tahtone
is working on a set of guidelines for fair and accurate coverage of Native Americans and their and stories. His goal is to have media to replace clichés with understanding.
"Getting chronic illness, even getting an acute illness and losing a week or two of wages, that’s a big deal for a lot of people, it’s something that we should address if we care at all about fairness in society,"
@luckytran
via
@KendraWrites
.
Thank you,
@BostonGlobe
, for organizing today's important
#FreePress
campaign. And thank you, partners, for taking a stand for
#journalism
. Together, we're stronger than any opponent. Truth wins.
Following the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is difficult, especially if you’re not already extremely knowledgeable about the situation.
@NiemanLab
pulled together a few resources to help you receive reliable information on what is happening ⤵️
Congratulations to
@RukhshanaMedia
, winner of the Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism for “unwavering commitment to giving prominence to a silenced and terrorized community, the women of Afghanistan who are living under Taliban control.”
Tonight was the final press run of
@thecrimson
's 149th Guard — my last as President. It’s been the absolute honor of a lifetime to get to helm this 149-year-old ship for a year — and to be the first Latino/a person in history to do so. 1/🧵
We’re pleased to announce the Nieman class of 2019 — 27 talented journalists from around the world who’ll join us at Harvard this fall. Expect great things, world. Welcome to all.
We’re pleased to welcome Henry Chu as the Nieman Foundation's new deputy curator. A 2015 Nieman Fellow and
@Harvard
graduate, he served as
@latimes
bureau chief in Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi and London and has reported from more than 30 countries.
Journalists! Join us next year in Cambridge. Apply now for a 2023-24 Nieman Fellowship and spend two semesters exploring the world at
@Harvard
. Deadline for international candidates: Dec. 1; for U.S. journalists it's Jan. 31.
More than 100 Nieman Fellows have joined together to condemn the April assassination attempt on journalist and 2005 Nieman alum
@AbsarAlamHaider
. They call on Pakistan's government to take action against all those who are attacking & harassing journalists.
The incredibly courageous journalist
@marcelaturati
, a Nieman alum who covers the Mexican drug war and faces daily danger, is profiled in this
@CJR
article. She is an inspiration to all who know her and her work.
🚨Job opportunity! The Nieman Foundation at
@Harvard
is seeking a deputy curator to help guide our journalism fellowships, publications and programming. The right candidate will work with Nieman staff and accomplished journalists from around the world.
We're now accepting applications for the Nieman Fellowship class of 2022! Fellows spend two semesters at
@Harvard
taking classes, participating in Nieman events and collaborating with other journalists.
Learn more and apply here:
"For nearly four decades, Chuck Lewis has led the reporting of groundbreaking journalism to uncover government corruption, cronyism cover-ups & crimes"
@crelewis
wins IF Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.
@Publici
@ICIJorg
@irworkshop
@AU_SOC
@INN
50 years ago today, Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on a crowd of Vietnam War protesters at
#KentState
University, killing 4 and wounding 9. The Akron
@BeaconJournal
, led by (later Nieman curator) Bob Giles, told the truth that rocked the nation.
We just heard
@mariaressa
’s vitally important
@Harvard
commencement speech – equally sobering and inspiring – about the threats posed by tech and fascists to facts, truth and trust and what we all can do to counter those dangers. (Start time: 2:48:20)
We're pleased to announce the 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellows, 12 innovative media professionals who will develop projects that will address racial injustice and public health coverage, including reporting on COVID-19. Welcome all!
Throughout her distinguished career,
@Maria_Hinojosa
has won many awards for her work, including the latest, the 2020 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. Her important reporting celebrates diversity in America and gives voice to the voiceless.
Congratulations to
@chicagotribune
@ProPublicaIL
and investigative reporter/2015 Nieman Fellow
@jasongrotto
for winning the Taylor Award for Fairness in Journalism. “The Tax Divide” series exposed an unfair property tax assessment system in Illinois.
The Austin American-
@statesman
has won the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism for its sensitive coverage of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Finalists are
@propublica
and a Milwaukee
@journalsentinel
/
@propublica
narrative. Well done, all.
These are the people behind the great journalism coming out of
@cpipr
in Puerto Rico. Their reporting earlier this year sparked protests that led to the resignation of the island's governor. Now they've won Nieman's Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity
Brent Renaud, a 2019 fellow, will be taking over our Instagram this week.
@RenaudBrothers
often covers war and conflict and directed the HBO heroin documentary “Dope Sick Love” and the Peabody award-winning series "Last Chance High."
Follow along here:
2020 Nieman Fellow
@nnguerrero
, a Colombian journalist normally based in New York, will be taking over our Instagram this week. She'll be showing scenes from life in Cambridge, where students were asked to vacate campuses in March.
Follow along here:
Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi & Elahe Mohammadi win the 2023 Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Nieman Fellows at
@Harvard
honor their “steadfast commitment to producing courageous journalism about issues in Iran affecting women.”
Journalists! Join us next year in Cambridge. Apply now for a 2023-24 Nieman Fellowship and spend two semesters exploring the world at
@Harvard
. Deadline for international candidates: Dec. 1; for U.S. journalists it's Jan. 31.
We're proud to announce that Russian investigative journalist Elena Milashina from Novaya Gazeta has been selected as winner of the Louis Lyons Award For Conscience and Integrity in Journalism by the 2018 Nieman Fellows at
@Harvard
.
The Nieman Foundation is one of dozens of media and civil society organizations around the world that have signed an open letter urging Israel to give journalists independent access to
#Gaza
.
Media organizations urge
#Israel
to open access to
#Gaza
.
“More than 100 journalists have been killed since the start of the war and those who remain are working in conditions of extreme deprivation. The result is that information from Gaza is becoming harder and harder to
“The Price Kids Pay" wins the 2022 Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism. Congratulations to
@Jodiscohen
at
@propublica
and
@jsmithrichards
at
@chicagotribune
for investigating a loophole that allowed police to ticket children for minor misbehavior.
We're eager to welcome
@cpipr
's
@carlaminetpr
to
@Harvard
today to accept the Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. CPI was chosen for its impressive investigative reporting & efforts to protect freedom of information in Puerto Rico
Gustavo Gorriti, a 1986 Nieman Fellow, is the founder and director of
@IDL_R
, a nonprofit investigative publication in Peru. Here he writes about the lessons learned from investigating corruption in the country — and facing blowback.
Journalist
@PaulSalopek
, our first Visiting Nieman Fellow, set out on foot to retrace the global path of human migration. That was six and a half years ago. He's still walking. And reporting incredible stories along the way.
@outofedenwalk
Congratulations to
@WSJ
and
@frontlinepbs
, winners of the 2019 Worth
#BinghamPrize
for Investigative Journalism for “Forsaken by the Indian Health Service.” Their investigation exposed decades of dysfunction inside IHS, resulting in important reforms.
Local news matters. The Madison County Record wins the Taylor Award for Fairness in Journalism
@Harvard
. The plucky Arkansas weekly investigated a school board cover-up of sexual assault allegations by young basketball players. Well done
@mcrecordonline
.
Ahead of our 80th anniversary, we asked Nieman alum to tell us about the journalism that had the greatest impact on their lives and careers. The result is an extraordinary collection of essays about journalism that matters. Enjoy the read.
@NiemanReports
Congratulations to Nieman alum and
@WBUR
journalist Lisa Mullins (
@ljmullinsworld
), who has been inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association’s Broadcasters Hall Of Fame. Great work, Lisa!
Tonight we'll celebrate the end of the Nieman Fellowship year. Celebrate you say? Yes! It’s not really the end, it’s just the beginning. Great things have happened this year and many great things lie ahead. Good luck, dear fellows.
#OnceANiemanAlwaysANieman
#Nieman2020
2021 Nieman Visiting Fellow
@AnjuliSastry
is working on a project at
@NPR
, telling the stories of immigrant communities of color. Stories can range from serious to light — from career aspirations to food traditions and more.
Share your story here:
Thank you
@carlaminetpr
and
@omayasosa
for telling us about your important work with your colleagues at
@cpipr
. in Puerto Rico. Congratulations on your Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism.
Each year,
@NiemanLab
asks some of the smartest people in journalism and media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. At the end of a trying 2021, here’s what they had to say.
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Congratulations to Associated Press reporters
@MargieMasonAP
and
@robinmcdowell
, winners of the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for “Fruits of Labor,” their in-depth investigation of widespread labor abuses in the palm oil industry.
@AP
The Associated Press has updated its standards — and will publish 10 new AP Stylebook entries — to caution journalists about common pitfalls in coverage of artificial intelligence.
We're pleased to announce that Jacqui Banaszynski, narrative journalism writer and teacher extraordinaire, will be joining us as
@niemanstory
editor on June 1. Welcome
@JacquiB
! We're looking forward to learning from you.