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One of the reasons we became Niemans was to remedy within ourselves that sense of being drawn to results and aftermaths but finally wishing to know more about causes and beginnings, to marry the long view with our own easy inclinations toward the quick study. —Madeleine Blais, NF ‘86

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  Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Nelson dies

  Jack Nelson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief who first made his name covering the civil rights movement, died Wednesday, Oct. 22. For more than two decades, he ran the Los Angeles Times’ bureau in the capital, propelling it to the heights of post-Watergate journalism and putting what had once been a regional paper on the same plane with other top national news organizations. Nelson—a 1962 Nieman Fellow—was 80. Read more »
  

  

  Bryan Monroe Joins J-School at Northwestern

  Veteran newsroom leader and media commentator Bryan Monroe—a 2003 Nieman Fellow—joins the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University as a visiting professor. Read more »
  

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  Nieman Foundation Launches Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu

  The Nieman Foundation has launched a comprehensive online guide to covering pandemic flu. Written by and for journalists, www.coveringflu.org is a one-stop resource designed to help reporters, editors, producers and other media professionals understand the complexities of the flu story. It also offers guidance and best practices for reporting on the topic. Read more »
  

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  2009 Georges Conference on College Journalism

  More than 70 students from 14 college newspapers gathered at the Nieman Foundation April 3-4, 2009 for the sixth annual event, which offered talks by leading journalists, training sessions and networking opportunities. The weekend event is sponsored by the Christopher J. Georges Fund, which the Nieman Foundation administers, and is co-hosted by the foundation and The Harvard Crimson.
  
  HEAR FROM A FEW CONFERENCE ATTENDEES on our Georges Conference Blog »

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  FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES

  New this year! Apply for a Nieman Fellowship using our online application.

  U.S. Fellowships, including the Reynolds Fellowship in Community Journalism and the Arts & Culture Reporting Fellowship: Applications must be postmarked on or before Jan. 31, 2010. International Fellowships: Applications must be postmarked on or before Dec. 15, 2009. Global Health Reporting Fellowships: Applications must be postmarked on or before Jan. 31, 2010.

  
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