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Bob Giles

Bob Giles, a 1966 Nieman Fellow, was curator of the Nieman Foundation from 2000 to 2011.

Plowing New Ground in Journalism Education

‘This should not be a discussion of how to graft the latest onto the existing.’

Honoring the Best for Fairness in Reporting

‘Newspapers that meet the test of fairness can reassure the public of the important role of the press as a vital institution of democracy.’

Sixty Years of Nieman Reports—And Still Counting

A look back at the magazine's first issue is a reminder of what has changed and all that remains the same.

Examining the Core of the Nieman Experience

The Curator explores how the foundation can best cultivate the skills journalists will need in the digital era.

Making Visual What Is Often Put Into Words

From the magazine’s pages to its online editions, Nieman Reports is finding new ways to connect with audiences through words and images.

What We Share About Courage

In the working life of most American journalists, courage does not typically define what we do. Holding public officials and corporate leaders accountable, digging through files and records and challenging…

Community Journalism’s Pathway to the Future

‘A newspaper can't be independent unless it is interdependent with its community of readers.’

Nieman Fellowships in Global Health Reporting

Three fellows in the next three Nieman classes will focus their Harvard study—and four additional months of fieldwork—on health issues in the developing world.

Mainstream Media and the Survival of Journalism

In March, Nieman Foundation Curator Bob Giles welcomed to Lippmann House the participants in a symposium cohosted by The Media Center at The American Press Institute. Called “Whose News? Media,…

The Nieman Reunion: A Time to Talk and Listen

‘I understand better our obligation to expand communication about the program through the tools of e-mail and the Web.’