Nieman Notes

Dwight Emerson Sargent: A Remembrance

Nieman Curator from 1964 to 1973, he died on April 4 at the age of 85.
June 15, 2002
Ray Jenkins

Revitalizing High School Newspapers

Putting out their newspapers, students learn how to stand up for their beliefs.
June 15, 2002
Athelia Knight

Documenting the Rhythms of Cuba

A photographer uses digital video ‘to capture the passion and grittiness of contemporary Cuba.’
March 15, 2002
David Turnley

A Nieman Year During Difficult Times

A Jordanian journalist learns to listen and reflects on what he does and why.
March 15, 2002
Rami G. Khouri

Living Treasures

There is a small committee in Santa Fe that twice each year names three people as “Living Treasures.” The name, and to some extent the content, is based on a…
December 15, 2001
Steve Northup

Interactivity Creates a Different Kind of Journalism

A former newspaper editor turned radio host discovers ‘a forum, simultaneously public and intimate, for digesting news and debating its meaning.’
December 15, 2001
Tom Ashbrook

Nieman Fellows Take to the Road in Korea

‘For 10 days we changed from being reporters to being diplomats of our profession.’
September 15, 2001
Stefanie Friedhoff

Convergence Arrives at Lippmann House

Fellows learn about digital technology, but wonder about its place in journalism.
June 15, 2001
Anne Fitzgerald

Digital Technology Could Lead Journalism Back to Its Roots

Entrepreneurial reporters will gather and distribute news in new ways.
June 15, 2001
Bryan Rich

A Spirited Force of Creative Change

Diana Thomson’s innovations are embedded in the Nieman Foundation.
March 15, 2001
Lois Fiore