Welcome

From Bob Giles, Curator

Established in 1938, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard administers the oldest midcareer fellowship program for journalists in the world. More than 1,300 journalists of accomplishment from 88 countries have received Nieman Fellowships and benefited from a year of study and exploration at Harvard University.

The Nieman Foundation also publishes the quarterly magazine Nieman Reports, the nation’s oldest magazine devoted to a critical examination of the practice of journalism. Additionally, the foundation is home to the Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism and the Nieman Watchdog Journalism Project, which encourages reporters and editors to monitor and hold accountable those who exert power in all aspects of public life.
 
In 2008, the foundation established the Nieman Journalism Lab, which aims to identify best practices in journalism and emerging business models at a time when the industry is experiencing rapid change. The project will conduct research in partnership with the Harvard Business School, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and will illustrate how new media tools can help print journalists successfully make the transition to digital journalism while maintaining high journalistic standards.
 
Throughout the year, the foundation presents a number of awards recognizing excellence in journalism and hosts a number of conferences for reporters and editors.
 
Since its inception, the mission of the Nieman Foundation has been “to promote and elevate the standards of journalism and educate persons deemed specially qualified for journalism.”