🚀 Applications are open for the @niemanfoundation.bsky.social's Fellowship in Journalism Innovation at Harvard! Work on projects exploring journalism’s digital future, from new tools to business models. 🗓️ Int'l deadline: Dec 1 | US: Jan 31 🔗 Learn more:

PSA: The Stringer Foundation is launching a new fellowship program for investigative journalists and will award grants to storytellers around the world who are working on high-impact reporting projects. Apply by Dec. 31. stringerjournalism.org/apply-for-gr...

New Webinar: How Medical Debt Is Pummeling Americans, Mon., 11/10, 10 am PST. Medical #debt is crushing 100M+ Americans — many insured. Hear reporting tips, insights & story ideas from @raelnb.bsky.social & @jessicaglenza.bsky.social on the U.S. medical debt crisis. Register: bit.ly/MedicalDebtReg

Journalists: Interested in becoming a Nieman Fellow? Join us today, Nov. 7, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a live Q&A session about what it’s like to spend a year studying at Harvard University and how you can apply to become a member of the next Nieman class. nieman.harvard.edu/fellowship-q...

Curious about the Nieman Fellowship? Join us for a live Q&A session to learn what it’s like to spend a year studying as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University this Friday, November 7, 1:00 PM ET.

Premiering tonight, 10/21, on HBO Max, the story of gifted filmmaker and 2019 Nieman Fellow Brent Renaud. Don't miss "Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud." youtu.be/bceerB407LY?...

Join us Oct. 28, 1:00-2:30 pm at Harvard, for "The Rise of the Far Right in Europe and the U.S.: Patterns and Links" with @melamann.bsky.social (Der Spiegel) and Nieman Fellows Lisa Hagen (NPR), Andrea Marinelli (Corriere della Sera), and Sotiris Sideris (CCIJ). ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...

Deepfake scammers are increasingly targeting journalists to sell fraudulent products on social media, but the platforms hosting these ads are struggling to respond effectively. 🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scammers-are-using-video-deepfakes-of-journalists-to-peddle-products-online/

The record death toll for news workers in Gaza is just one of the grim realities facing those still reporting as the Israel-Hamas war grinds into its third year. More from @niemanreports.org: 🔗: https://niemanreports.org/gaza-journalists-israel-palestine-war-reporting/

Deepfake scammers are increasingly targeting journalists to sell fraudulent products on social media, but the platforms hosting these ads are struggling to respond effectively.

Like so many journalists, Megan Greenwell resisted inserting herself into the story that would ultimately shape her career. But the plot came to her.

Bari Weiss has sold The Free Press to CBS parent Paramount for $150 million and will lead CBS News. MSNBC is splitting from NBC News by month's end. Both released contrasting editorial principles as media trust hits historic lows. 🔗: http://bit.ly/46Z4caN

One in five Americans say they regularly get news on TikTok, a dramatic uptick from just 3% in 2020, according to a Pew Research Center analysis published last week. 🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/more-americans-than-ever-now-get-news-on-tiktok-pew-finds/

The International Women’s Media Foundation has announced the 2025 Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism grantees. Howard, former @niemanstoryboard.org editor, championed ambitious storytelling — and this year’s winners carry that legacy forward. Read more about the grantees:

#Journalists #Newsrooms #NewsContentCreators World News Day is your moment to show why #JournalismMatters Join us! #ChooseFacts this #WND2025

“Israel’s broadcasted killing of journalists in #Gaza continues while the world watches and fails to act firmly on the most horrific attacks the press has ever faced in recent history. These murders must end now." — CPJ’s Regional Director Sara Qudah cpj.org?p=508077

We're grateful that The National Press Club continues to advocate for the release of imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu -- a 2007 Nieman Fellow --and will honor him with its 2025 President's Award at a ceremony on August 27.

Excited to welcome the new class of fellows to @niemanfoundation.bsky.social today! Feeling especially grateful for our international fellows this year. More about the outstanding journalists who'll spend this year at Harvard ⤵️ nieman.harvard.edu/class-of-2026/

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza. Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF. #NotATarget Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

I've really been enjoying the new journalism podcast from @niemanfoundation.bsky.social and @markarms.bsky.social, and this episode with Lane DeGregory had SO many inspiring tidbits about where and how to find stories: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

We remember Karl Schoenberger, a 1995 Nieman Fellow who reported from Tokyo for the LA Times, The Asian Wall Street Journal and the AP; worked in the U.S. for the Hartford Courant and the San Jose Mercury News/Knight Ridder; and wrote from Hong Kong for Fortune. nieman.harvard.edu/karl-schoenb...

Why Suthichai Yoon, a 1980 Nieman Fellow, took on a small but pivotal role in the hit HBO show White Lotus.

Last week The Washington Post announced a new system called “From the Source" that will let sources annotate stories they appear in after the stories are published.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rod Nordland, a 1989 Nieman Fellow, reported from 150+ countries for The New York Times, Newsweek and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He covered breaking news, wars, world leaders and - ultimately - his own terminal illness. RIP. nieman.harvard.edu/rod-nordland...

We’re pleased to welcome Samantha Henry as the new editor of @niemanreports.org. She says: “I am honored to continue Nieman Reports’ long tradition of standing for press freedom and shining light on the vitally important work of journalists around the world.” nieman.harvard.edu/samantha-hen...

A woman who grew up in the US & China knew firsthand that journalism and narratives helped “readers in both cultures to better understand one another.” She now honors her mother and great grandfather with a fellowship for journalists from China,Taiwan and Hong Kong nieman.harvard.edu/liang-zhou-n...

We’re grateful to the Endeavor Foundation for a gift establishing the Liang-Zhou Nieman Fellowship for journalists who work in or are from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It honors the memory of Chinese scholar/journalist Liang Qichao and his grandchild Zhou Nianci. nieman.harvard.edu/liang-zhou-n...

With deep appreciation we remember the life and work of investigative journalist and barrier breaker Renee Ferguson, a 2007 Nieman Fellow and gifted storyteller. nieman.harvard.edu/renee-fergus...

We’re pleased to announce that Henry Chu has been named interim curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Currently Nieman’s deputy curator, he will start his new role when Curator Ann Marie Lipinski steps down on July 1. nieman.harvard.edu/henry-chu-na...

While many cartoonists have sworn off AI entirely, two established cartoonists, Joe Dworetzky and Mark Fiore, are grappling with how these tools could assist in, not replace, their work. 🔗: buff.ly/5Hpnd0u

Thank you, President Garber. I wish every university in the country would send this message (speaking here as a grateful @niemanfoundation.bsky.social fellow at Harvard and a Fulbright @columbiajournalism.bsky.social grad.)

A moving and thought-provoking piece that's worth your time, from my @niemanfoundation.bsky.social colleague @bernstein.bsky.social:

Published this morning: An open letter from free speech and press freedom advocates urging leaders of universities, media organizations, law firms, civic institutions to “stand more resolutely” against “Trump’s multi-front assault on the First Amendment.” knightcolumbia.org/content/an-o...

What happens when a curious reporter follows up on a "fake-sounding" tip?

Meet the new class! We’re pleased to introduce the 2026 Nieman Fellows, 22 accomplished journalists who cover stories around the globe. They’ll join us at @harvard.edu this fall to study, investigate and collaborate. Welcome to all. nieman.harvard.edu/the-nieman-f...

Today is the day! After eight long years, They Poisoned the World, is out. The book interweaves the moving story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic global crisis with a deep investigation of one the most brazen cover-ups in corporate history. 1/

Classmates of Brent Renaud, the gifted journalist killed in Ukraine, planted this tree in the @niemanfoundation.bsky.social garden. It’s an Arkansas black apple from Brent’s home state & I worried whether the spindly specimen could thrive here. This week it bloomed spectacularly. Of course it did.

Bluesky's new blue check verification system features standard checks for verified accounts and special scalloped badges for "Trusted Verifiers" like The New York Times that can verify their journalists directly. 🔗: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/blue...

Journalists traveling to the US: Be prepared for increased border control🚨 CPJ’s new safety advisory outlines the digital, physical, and legal tips you need to know to mitigate the risks posed by changes in US travel. Read more: cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...

Congratulations to @propublica.org, winner of the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for “Life of the Mother,” a landmark series that showed how state abortion bans in the U.S. have led to preventable deaths and has spurred important reforms. nieman.harvard.edu/propublicas-...

Mark Trahant has worked for and led newsrooms in the American West for five decades. Today he is winner of the 2025 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence in recognition of his dedication to journalism and commitment to Native American storytelling. nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant...

The latest @niemanstoryboard.org podcast is out! @wired.com's @makenakelly.bsky.social talks with @markarms.bsky.social about reporting for breaking news stories vs. longer narratives, protecting sources, and finding her path in tech reporting.

Been working a long time on this one. Thanks to @niemanfoundation.bsky.social for granting me the time and space to finally start to understand why US broadcasting (and stepchild podcasting) is so weird! continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/no-self-wi...

Happening today, April 7, at 5:00 ET: Nieman Fellow Lina Chawaf discusses human rights in Syria, with a special focus on journalists and women. @harvardcarrcenter.bsky.social www.hks.harvard.edu/events/carr-...

Congratulations to Nieman alum @stephenmaher.bsky.social, named as a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for his book “The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau.”

Good news from @niemanfoundation.bsky.social - our class has chosen @972mag-rss.bsky.social as this year's Louis M. Lyons Award. They are an independent, nonprofit run by a binational team of Palestine and Israeli journalists, and they are doing a great job. Proud to be part of this choice

The 2025 Nieman Fellows have chosen +972 Magazine, an independent, nonprofit news organization run by a binational team of Palestinian and Israeli journalists for this year’s Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. @972mag.bsky.social nieman.harvard.edu/nieman-fello...

Together with @columbiajournalism.bsky.social, we’re pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2025 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards, which honor the best in American nonfiction book writing. Congratulations to all! nieman.harvard.edu/susie-cagle-...

We're thrilled to share the debut episode of the @niemanstoryboard.org podcast, with in-depth conversations about storytelling. niemanstoryboard.org/2025/03/28/i...