Niemans in the News

  1. Wednesday, November 07, 2007
    Raymundo Riva Palacio made Executive Editor

    Well-known journalist and analyst Raymundo Riva Palacio, Class of 1992, has been appointed Executive Editor of El Universal — the largest newspaper in Mexico. During his career, he has written for newspapers in Mexico, Spain, Canada and the United States; authored several books; and won two National Journalism Awards.

    Read more on el universal.com (in Spanish).

  2. Tuesday, November 06, 2007
    Tim Giago to be Inducted into South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame

    Tim Giago, Class of 1991, is one of four longtime newspapermen with outstanding careers in South Dakota journalism who will be inducted into the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame Nov. 10. Giago, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, was founder of The Lakota Times and Indian Country Today newspapers. He also founded and was the first president of the Native American Journalists Association.

  3. Wednesday, October 31, 2007
    New editor named at Sacramento Bee

    Melanie Sill, Class of 1994 and executive editor and senior vice president of The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer has been named to the same position for The Sacramento Bee.

    "Melanie is a proven leader with a record of vision, passion and journalistic excellence," Publisher Janis Heaphy said. "... Melanie's combination of print experience and online savvy is unique among her peers. I can't imagine a better partner to help steer The Bee's content."

  4. Tuesday, October 30, 2007
    Op-Ed: Know Thine Enemy

    In a video Op-Ed by documentary filmmakers Molly Bingham (at left), Class of 2005, and Steve Connors, Iraqis explain the roots of the insurgency.

    "The insurgency is mainly composed of ordinary Iraquis, not Qaeda operatives or former regime members. This group formed spontaneously under the banner of Islam. They are engineers, officers, teachers, normal people, cultured people. ... All of them are committed Muslims who follow the prescribed rites of Islam," the video states.

    Watch the video op-ed on NYTimes.com.

  5. Sunday, October 28, 2007
    North Korea Careens On, Improbably

    Reporter Richard Read, Class of 1997, returns to North Korea 18 years later and finds an isolated, underlit, heavily scripted, undernourished country.

    "How in the world could this isolated dictatorship have survived?" Read asks. He had five days to come up with an answer.

    Read about his return trip on www.oregonlive.com.

    Watch a Web cast of his trip.

    Watch a slideshow of photos.

  6. Thursday, October 25, 2007
    Conway on Tour with New Book, Documentary

    Lorie Conway, Class of 1994 and Vice President of the Nieman Advisory Board, is now on tour with her book and film, Forgotten Ellis Island – The Extraordinary Story of America’s Immigrant Hospital. Lorie hosted the world premiere of the documentary in the Great Hall at Ellis Island on Monday, October 22.

    For the past decade, Lorie worked to chronicle the history of the famed hospital and its patients, and in the process, composed a compelling tale of a remarkable American institution.

    Learn more about Laurie’s work and to see clips from her film.

  7. Friday, October 19, 2007
    “Meeting Resistance”: A Film That Captures Voices That Have Previously Not Been Heard

    What would you do if your country was invaded? "Meeting Resistance" raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately engaged in the struggle, and documenting for the very first time, the sentiments experienced and actions taken by a nation's citizens when their homeland is occupied.

    Directed by Steve Connors and Molly Bingham (at left), Class of 2005, this daring, eye-opening film provides unique insight into the personal narratives of people involved in the resistance, exploding myth after myth about the war in Iraq and the Iraqis who participate. "Meeting Resistance" opened in theatres nationally October 19.

    Learn more about "Meeting Resistance."

    Watch the trailer.

  8. Friday, October 19, 2007
    University of Maine Program Honors Alicia Anstead with Maryann Hartman Award

    The University of Maine Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program will honor three distinguished Maine women with Maryann Hartman Awards. This long-established award honors those from across the state who have improved women's lives by both words and deeds. Alicia Anstead, Class of 2008, is one of the three women recognized.

  9. Thursday, October 18, 2007
    Two Nieman Alumni Among Thousands at Airport to Witness Bhutto's Return to Pakistan

    After maneuvering their way through the dense crowds of onlookers hoping to witness the convoy carrying Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Beena Sarwar (at left), Class of 2006, and Absar Alam, Class of 2005 were rewarded with an interview atop her truck. Bhutto returned to Pakistan on October 18 after almost nine years of self-exile.

  10. Thursday, October 18, 2007
    A Passenger on Benazir Bhutto's bus, Christina Lamb reports on a tragic homecoming

    Christina Lamb — Class of 1994 — was one of only two foreigners on board Benazir Bhutto's bus when it was bombed on October 18 upon her return to Pakistan. Friends with the former prime minister for more than 20 years, Lamb describes her experience on the night of Pakistan’s most deadly bomb.

    Read the full account on www.timesonline.co.uk

    Watch video and listen to Christina Lamb give her eye-witness account of the bombing.

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