75th Anniversary

Sunday Dare, NF ’01

Sunday Dare, NF ’01

As editor of The News magazine during a brutal regime in the 1990s, Dare risked his life to report on corruption and other problems in Nigeria During my Nieman year,…
George de Lama, NF ’92

George de Lama, NF ’92

During 30 years at the Chicago Tribune, de Lama opened three bureaus in Latin America and rose through the ranks from reporter to foreign correspondent to managing editor for news…
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.…

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…

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…
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…