Niemans in the News

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Greenhaw delivers Davis Distinguished Lecture

Alabama writer, prize-winning journalist, and 1973 Nieman Fellow Wayne Greenhaw delivered Auburn University's Neil and Henrietta Davis Distinguished Lecture on Feb. 25, 2009. The Davis Lecture Series was established in 1996 to honor the late Neil O. and Henrietta W. Davis and to encourage excellence in journalism. Neil Davis was a 1943 Nieman Fellow. Read more »
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Solman part of PBS Engage series “Five Good Questions”

Paul Solman, NewsHours' Business & Economics correspondent and 1977 Nieman Fellow, has been featured as part of the ongoing PBS Engage series called “Five Good Questions.” The series features a PBS celebrity or insider and asks visitors to send in questions to be answered the following week. Read more »
Thursday, February 05, 2009

Don Janson dies at 87

Don Janson, who's long career in journalism included 34 years with The New York Times, died Feb. 1 at the age of 87. By the time he retired he had interviewed nine U.S. presidents and covered many of the most notable events of the 1950s, '60s, '70s and '80s. Janson was a 1953 Nieman Fellow. Read more »
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

James Colvin dies at 96

James E. Colvin, a scholar and one of the oldest living fellows, died Jan. 4, 2009, at 96. He was a member of the Class of 1942. Read more »
Monday, January 12, 2009

Roberta Baskin receives duPont award

Robert Baskin, a 2002 Nieman Fellow, and her team from WJLA-TV in Washington, DC, received a 2009 duPont-Columbia Award for "Drilling for Dollars: Children’s Dentistry Investigation." In this series, Baskin and her team investigated a chain of dental clinics that exposed small children to unnecessary and painful treatments in a scheme to profit from Medicaid.
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Friday, January 09, 2009

EXPOSÉ follows up on David Heath's investigation of pork barrel politics

David Heath, a 2006 Nieman Fellow, returns to Exposé and Bill Moyers Journal. Heath, and fellow Seattle Times reporter Christine Willmsen, unearth at least 155 hidden earmarks worth $3.5 billion in the 2008 defense bill and find that in many cases, earmarks are actually more secretive than they once were.
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Rick Bragg named 2009 Harper Lee Award recipient

Rick Bragg, a 1993 Nieman Fellow has been named the 2009 recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year. “I was honored to hear I had been chosen to receive the Harper Lee Award, named for a writer whose book, and its message, have spanned decades,” Bragg said.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Noblet, former AP business editor, to join Dow Jones

Kevin Noblet, a 1991 Nieman Fellow, will join Dow Jones as Deputy Managing Editor for Wealth Management. "Kevin’s extensive experience in news management, top-level editing and recruiting and training will be a valuable asset," said Brian Cronk, the managing editor of wealth management at Dow Jones Newswires.
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Friday, December 12, 2008

The Knight Center launches the book 'How to write for the web'

“How to Write for the Web” — a book by Guillermo Franco, a 2005 Nieman Fellow and digital journalist in Colombia — was published in December 2008 by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at The University of Texas.

This Spanish-language book about journalism and the Web, available free as a PDF download, includes contributions from reporters and editors throughout Latin America, some of whom have launched a Facebook discussion group of the same name.
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Monday, December 08, 2008

David Heath wins Everett McKinley Dirksen Award

David Heath and Seattle Times colleague Hal Bernton won the 2008 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Coverage of Congress for their multi-platform series “The Favor Factory.” The Times series linked earmarked votes by Seattle-area lawmakers to campaign contributions. Heath was a member of the Class of 2006.