Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
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Promoting and elevating the standards of journalism since 1938. Home of the Nieman Fellowships at Harvard, Nieman Lab, Nieman Reports, and Nieman Storyboard.
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Nonfiction writers: Apply by Dec. 4, 2025, for a #LukasPrize. Four awards are given annually: two $25,000 J. Anthony Lukas Work-In-Progress Awards, the $10,000 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the $10,000 Mark Lynton History Prize. We're eager to read your work.
journalism.columbia.edu/lukas
journalism.columbia.edu/lukas
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Nonfiction writers: Apply by Dec. 4, 2025, for a #LukasPrize. Four awards are given annually: two $25,000 J. Anthony Lukas Work-In-Progress Awards, the $10,000 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the $10,000 Mark Lynton History Prize. We're eager to read your work.
journalism.columbia.edu/lukas
journalism.columbia.edu/lukas
Deepfake scammers are increasingly targeting journalists to sell fraudulent products on social media, but the platforms hosting these ads are struggling to respond effectively.
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scammers-are-using-video-deepfakes-of-journalists-to-peddle-products-online/
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scammers-are-using-video-deepfakes-of-journalists-to-peddle-products-online/
October 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Deepfake scammers are increasingly targeting journalists to sell fraudulent products on social media, but the platforms hosting these ads are struggling to respond effectively.
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scammers-are-using-video-deepfakes-of-journalists-to-peddle-products-online/
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scammers-are-using-video-deepfakes-of-journalists-to-peddle-products-online/
The record death toll for news workers in Gaza is just one of the grim realities facing those still reporting as the Israel-Hamas war grinds into its third year. More from @niemanreports.org:
🔗: https://niemanreports.org/gaza-journalists-israel-palestine-war-reporting/
🔗: https://niemanreports.org/gaza-journalists-israel-palestine-war-reporting/
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The record death toll for news workers in Gaza is just one of the grim realities facing those still reporting as the Israel-Hamas war grinds into its third year. More from @niemanreports.org:
🔗: https://niemanreports.org/gaza-journalists-israel-palestine-war-reporting/
🔗: https://niemanreports.org/gaza-journalists-israel-palestine-war-reporting/
Bari Weiss has sold The Free Press to CBS parent Paramount for $150 million and will lead CBS News. MSNBC is splitting from NBC News by month's end. Both released contrasting editorial principles as media trust hits historic lows.
🔗: http://bit.ly/46Z4caN
🔗: http://bit.ly/46Z4caN
October 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Bari Weiss has sold The Free Press to CBS parent Paramount for $150 million and will lead CBS News. MSNBC is splitting from NBC News by month's end. Both released contrasting editorial principles as media trust hits historic lows.
🔗: http://bit.ly/46Z4caN
🔗: http://bit.ly/46Z4caN
One in five Americans say they regularly get news on TikTok, a dramatic uptick from just 3% in 2020, according to a Pew Research Center analysis published last week.
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/more-americans-than-ever-now-get-news-on-tiktok-pew-finds/
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/more-americans-than-ever-now-get-news-on-tiktok-pew-finds/
October 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One in five Americans say they regularly get news on TikTok, a dramatic uptick from just 3% in 2020, according to a Pew Research Center analysis published last week.
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/more-americans-than-ever-now-get-news-on-tiktok-pew-finds/
🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/more-americans-than-ever-now-get-news-on-tiktok-pew-finds/
While many cartoonists have sworn off AI entirely, two established cartoonists, Joe Dworetzky and Mark Fiore, are grappling with how these tools could assist in, not replace, their work.
🔗: buff.ly/5Hpnd0u
🔗: buff.ly/5Hpnd0u
June 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
While many cartoonists have sworn off AI entirely, two established cartoonists, Joe Dworetzky and Mark Fiore, are grappling with how these tools could assist in, not replace, their work.
🔗: buff.ly/5Hpnd0u
🔗: buff.ly/5Hpnd0u
Bluesky's new blue check verification system features standard checks for verified accounts and special scalloped badges for "Trusted Verifiers" like The New York Times that can verify their journalists directly.
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/blue...
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/blue...
April 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Bluesky's new blue check verification system features standard checks for verified accounts and special scalloped badges for "Trusted Verifiers" like The New York Times that can verify their journalists directly.
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/blue...
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/blue...
🚨Journalists: A reminder that the deadline to apply for a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard is fast approaching. U.S. candidates should apply by Jan. 31, 2025.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🚨Journalists: A reminder that the deadline to apply for a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard is fast approaching. U.S. candidates should apply by Jan. 31, 2025.
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🔗: buff.ly/2yUOCgr
⏰ FINAL CALL: Entries for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism are due by midnight tonight, Jan. 22, 2025. Send us your best work! nieman.harvard.edu/awards/
January 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
⏰ FINAL CALL: Entries for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism are due by midnight tonight, Jan. 22, 2025. Send us your best work! nieman.harvard.edu/awards/
Journalist friends: Remember that entries for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism are due TOMORROW, Jan. 22. We're eager to see your best work! nieman.harvard.edu/awards/
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Journalist friends: Remember that entries for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism are due TOMORROW, Jan. 22. We're eager to see your best work! nieman.harvard.edu/awards/
Join us today at 1:30pm ET as current Nieman Fellows share their insights about the fellowship experience and application process. Have questions about studying at Harvard, relocating with family, or taking a year away from your newsroom? Our fellows have answers.
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January 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Join us today at 1:30pm ET as current Nieman Fellows share their insights about the fellowship experience and application process. Have questions about studying at Harvard, relocating with family, or taking a year away from your newsroom? Our fellows have answers.
❓Leave your questions below:
❓Leave your questions below:
Also apply for the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism, which recognizes fairness in news coverage by American journalists and news organizations. Deadline: Jan. 22, 2025. 2/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/taylo...
January 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Also apply for the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism, which recognizes fairness in news coverage by American journalists and news organizations. Deadline: Jan. 22, 2025. 2/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/taylo...
⏰ Journalists, a reminder: Applications for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism are due tomorrow, Jan. 22, 2025. The prize honors investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served. 1/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/worth...
January 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
⏰ Journalists, a reminder: Applications for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism are due tomorrow, Jan. 22, 2025. The prize honors investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served. 1/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/worth...
Join us for a year of study at Harvard! We’re accepting applications for members of the Nieman class of 2026. Journalists from the U.S. should submit their applications by January 31, 2025.
🔗: nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/...
🔗: nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/...
January 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us for a year of study at Harvard! We’re accepting applications for members of the Nieman class of 2026. Journalists from the U.S. should submit their applications by January 31, 2025.
🔗: nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/...
🔗: nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/...
From the beginning of the crisis, @latimes.com has made its wildfire coverage free. The newspaper saw record-breaking readership.
"We have colleagues who have lost their homes or their communities; nearly everyone knows someone who has been directly impacted."
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/the-...
"We have colleagues who have lost their homes or their communities; nearly everyone knows someone who has been directly impacted."
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/the-...
January 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
From the beginning of the crisis, @latimes.com has made its wildfire coverage free. The newspaper saw record-breaking readership.
"We have colleagues who have lost their homes or their communities; nearly everyone knows someone who has been directly impacted."
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/the-...
"We have colleagues who have lost their homes or their communities; nearly everyone knows someone who has been directly impacted."
🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/the-...
Also apply for the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism, which recognizes fairness in news coverage by American journalists and news organizations. Deadline: Jan. 22, 2025. 2/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/taylo...
January 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Also apply for the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism, which recognizes fairness in news coverage by American journalists and news organizations. Deadline: Jan. 22, 2025. 2/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/taylo...
🚨Reminder: Applications for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism are due Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. The prize honors investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served. 1/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/worth...
January 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🚨Reminder: Applications for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism are due Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. The prize honors investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served. 1/2 nieman.harvard.edu/awards/worth...
7/ These young journalists persist, driven by their love for storytelling. But how many voices are we losing because the cost of breaking into the industry is too high?
🔗: niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
🔗: niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
December 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
7/ These young journalists persist, driven by their love for storytelling. But how many voices are we losing because the cost of breaking into the industry is too high?
🔗: niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
🔗: niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
4/ Sophie Park shoots for The New York Times and The Washington Post, but freelancing means endless hustle. She juggles assignments, expensive equipment, and delayed paychecks, always fearing the loss of clients.
December 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
4/ Sophie Park shoots for The New York Times and The Washington Post, but freelancing means endless hustle. She juggles assignments, expensive equipment, and delayed paychecks, always fearing the loss of clients.
3/ Niya Doyle calls journalism “a rich kid’s hobby.” With student debt and no financial safety net, she juggles a consulting job and unpaid freelance gigs just to build her portfolio. The system feels stacked against her.
December 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
3/ Niya Doyle calls journalism “a rich kid’s hobby.” With student debt and no financial safety net, she juggles a consulting job and unpaid freelance gigs just to build her portfolio. The system feels stacked against her.
2/ Lydia Larsen wakes up at 3:50 a.m. Not for a breaking news shift, but to work at a bakery. Despite two prestigious fellowships, her freelance science reporting doesn’t cover her expenses. She dreams of buying strawberries without guilt.
December 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
2/ Lydia Larsen wakes up at 3:50 a.m. Not for a breaking news shift, but to work at a bakery. Despite two prestigious fellowships, her freelance science reporting doesn’t cover her expenses. She dreams of buying strawberries without guilt.
1/ For young journalists today, passion alone isn’t enough—it comes at a steep cost.
@niemanreports.org dove into the struggles of breaking into the industry: 🧵
niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
@niemanreports.org dove into the struggles of breaking into the industry: 🧵
niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
December 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
1/ For young journalists today, passion alone isn’t enough—it comes at a steep cost.
@niemanreports.org dove into the struggles of breaking into the industry: 🧵
niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
@niemanreports.org dove into the struggles of breaking into the industry: 🧵
niemanreports.org/reporting-on...
🗞️ @niemanreports.org Fall 2024 Issue
International journalists warn that threats to press freedom in the U.S. mirror patterns seen in other democracies where autocratic leaders have risen to power.
🔗: Explore the magazine: niemanreports.org/issues/fall-...
International journalists warn that threats to press freedom in the U.S. mirror patterns seen in other democracies where autocratic leaders have risen to power.
🔗: Explore the magazine: niemanreports.org/issues/fall-...
December 10, 2024 at 10:01 PM
🗞️ @niemanreports.org Fall 2024 Issue
International journalists warn that threats to press freedom in the U.S. mirror patterns seen in other democracies where autocratic leaders have risen to power.
🔗: Explore the magazine: niemanreports.org/issues/fall-...
International journalists warn that threats to press freedom in the U.S. mirror patterns seen in other democracies where autocratic leaders have risen to power.
🔗: Explore the magazine: niemanreports.org/issues/fall-...
The link collection tool Sill is now available to all Bluesky and Mastodon users. Sill shows the most popular links being shared by accounts you follow on the platforms.
🔗: https://buff.ly/4g0WsYB
🔗: https://buff.ly/4g0WsYB
November 26, 2024 at 9:31 PM
The link collection tool Sill is now available to all Bluesky and Mastodon users. Sill shows the most popular links being shared by accounts you follow on the platforms.
🔗: https://buff.ly/4g0WsYB
🔗: https://buff.ly/4g0WsYB
"Home is where his heart is," Williams says of Smith. "David is an entrepreneur who cares deeply about the city of Baltimore and who should run this city."
November 25, 2024 at 8:25 PM
"Home is where his heart is," Williams says of Smith. "David is an entrepreneur who cares deeply about the city of Baltimore and who should run this city."