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Jerome Aumente

Jerome Aumente, a 1968 Nieman Fellow, is distinguished professor emeritus and special counselor to the dean at the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. He was founding chairman of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies and founding director of the Journalism Resources Institute, both in SC&I.

Jerome Aumente, NF ’68

Jerome Aumente, NF ’68

Founding director of the Journalism Resources Institute at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, Aumente trains journalists around the world I arrived at Harvard University in 1967, emotionally and…
September 18, 2013

The Iraqi Shoe-Thrower: When Endangered Journalists Need Help

 ‘I wonder how different things would have turned out if I could have found help for al-Zaidi. If assistance came sooner for his possible post-traumatic stress, maybe the shoe-throwing incident…
December 11, 2009

Multimedia Journalism Changes What Universities Teach

‘Creating multimedia stories will require flexibility, a collaborative spirit, and strategic planning,’ and these are essential skills that must now be learned.
September 15, 2007

Lessons in Teaching Foreign Journalists

‘Issues of press freedom and independence … burn into your consciousness and touch your heart.’
June 15, 2005

Support for International Journalism Training

RELATED ARTICLE“Lessons in Teaching Foreign Journalists”– Jerome AumenteMany organizations contribute to international training efforts. In the past, funding has come from a variety of sources, some private, others governmental. The…
June 15, 2005

Strategies for Training International Journalists

RELATED ARTICLE“Lessons in Teaching Foreign Journalists”– Jerome AumenteDecades of experience in assisting journalists in foreign countries offer insights into what works best. In a book I am writing about training…
June 15, 2005

Partnering With Young People

A program to improve child health engages teenagers interested in journalism.
September 15, 2004

Training Tomorrow’s Journalists in a Global Medium

This digital era demands new imagination in education.
December 15, 2000

1979: Yes Virginia, There Is an Agnes

[This article originally appeared in the Summer 1979 issue of Nieman Reports.]…Louis M. Lyons, as Nieman Curator, continually struggled against the ban on women from the program. His correspondence with…
December 15, 1999