Articles

Raul Peñaranda, NF ’08

Raul Peñaranda, NF ’08

The former editor in chief of the Bolivian daily Página Siete, Peñaranda is a fierce proponent of press freedom. To produce a series called “Journey to the Heart of Bolivia,”…
Tony Heard, NF ’88

Tony Heard, NF ’88

Heard, an opponent of government press restrictions, was fired in 1987 after 16 years as editor of South Africa’s Cape Times My Nieman stint was a godsend in a career…
I. Roberto Eisenmann Jr., NF ’86

I. Roberto Eisenmann Jr., NF ’86

As co-founder, publisher and editor of Panama’s independent newspaper La Prensa, I. Roberto Eisenmann Jr. faced physical and economic danger under the regimes of Omar Torrijos and Manuel Antonio Noriega.…

William J. Lederer, NF ’51

Lederer (1912–2010), best known for co-authoring “The Ugly American,” arrived at Harvard a career Naval officer and public relations specialist I mentioned to sociology professor [Samuel A.] Stouffer that USA…

Harold Hayes, NF ’59

Hayes and art director George Lois created some of the magazine’s most striking covers  When Hayes (1926–1989) arrived at Harvard, he was locked in a battle with Clay Felker for…
Murrey Marder, NF ’50

Murrey Marder, NF ’50

Washington Post reporter Marder (1919–2013) made his name on the “red beat,” where he was among the first to challenge U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy I also had a lot of…
Amy Ellis Nutt, NF ’05

Amy Ellis Nutt, NF ’05

Nutt, a reporter at The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, won a Pulitzer for her feature story about the mysterious sinking of a fishing boat My proposed project for my…
H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, NF ’86

H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, NF ’86

Bissinger’s narrative nonfiction book “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream” inspired an acclaimed show that ran for five seasons on NBC People say, “Why’d you begin…
Philip Meyer, NF ’67

Philip Meyer, NF ’67

A reporter in the Washington bureau of the Knight newspapers, Meyer arrived at Harvard to learn how to apply social science research to reporting. The result: The invention of precision…
A.B. Guthrie Jr., NF ’45

A.B. Guthrie Jr., NF ’45

Guthrie (1901–1991), who spent 21 years at The Lexington (Ky.) Leader, called the Nieman Fellowship his “big break.” English professor Theodore Morrison helped him write the novel “The Way West,”…