Author Jan Gardner @JanLGardner Jan Gardner was a senior editor at Nieman Reports. Former Esquire Editor’s New Site Offers Short Stories Inspired by Today’s Headlines The Chronicles of Now, which launched today, marries fiction and journalism to intriguing effect. Publishing short stories inspired by news headlines, the site invites readers overwhelmed by the news (and… March 2, 2020 James Risen’s First Amendment Battle For six years, New York Times national security reporter James Risen has been fighting to keep his promise of anonymity to a source who told him about a failed CIA… February 13, 2014 About the Cover For the cover of the new issue of Nieman Reports, we wanted to say something intriguing about the state of journalism in China. Many of the stories in the cover… February 6, 2014 Niemans Cover the Boston Marathon Bombs Image courtesy of the Newseum A selection of stories by Niemans about the Boston attacksThe explosions at the Boston Marathon made front-page news around the world, with Líberation in Paris,… June 13, 2013 Niemans Cover the Boston Marathon Bombs A selection of stories by Niemans about the Boston attacksThe explosions at the Boston Marathon made front-page news around the world, with Liberation in Paris, El Pais in Madrid, and… April 16, 2013 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prizes From left, prize winners Daniel J. Sharfstein, Jonathan M. Katz, and Sophia Rosenfeld. Jonathan Alter, right, is chairman of the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Committee. Photo by Lisa Abitbol.J.… July 10, 2012 Summer 2012: Class Notes 1942Thomas Sancton, a Southern journalist who wrote articles in the 1940s advocating for racial justice, died at a nursing home in New Orleans on April 6th. He was 97.Read his… July 10, 2012 Honoring a Pioneering Journalist from Libya Mohammed Nabbous, honored posthumously; his widow Samra Naas; and their daughter Mayar. Photo by Lisa Abitbol (right).During the early days of Libya’s revolution, Mohammed “Mo” Nabbous was the first in… March 19, 2012 Spring 2012: Class Notes 1950Read his obituary in The Salt Lake Tribune.Hays Gorey, a longtime political correspondent for Time magazine, died at a health care facility in Salt Lake City on April 5th, 2011,… March 15, 2012 Winter 2011: Class Notes Annual Report Chronicles Foundation’s GrowthThe past year has been a time of transition and new beginnings for the Nieman Foundation. Bob Giles, NF ’66, retired as Nieman curator, wrapping up… December 15, 2011 1 2 3 Next
