Nancy Day

About Nancy Day

Nancy Day, a 1979 Nieman Fellow, has chaired the Journalism Department at Columbia College Chicago since 2003. Previously, she was an associate professor at Boston University and a journalist in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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In South Africa, Connecting With a Wealth of Nieman Fellows and Finding Signs of Hope

By Nancy Day• Nieman Notes• September 7, 2010

A first trip to the former land of apartheid is a time to renew friendships and ponder the nation’s future. Read more

What Journalism Schools Do Best

By Nancy Day• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2002

Important lessons are taught in the much-maligned ‘skills courses.’ Read more

Editorials: Pungent, Profound and Path Breaking

By Nancy Day• Opinion• September 15, 2001

A book offers practical pointers about how the best in journalism transmit ideas and opinion. Read more

Teaching Journalism by Adhering to Unchanging Standards

By Nancy Day• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 1999

Pages from Gene Graham’s Nieman year sketchbook. Confession: I actually went to journalism school. And now I teach in one. But I’ve also spent plenty of time in newsrooms, a dual perspective critical … Read more