The Nieman Foundation for Journalism is the primary journalism institution at Harvard University .
7-708: The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is an annual $ 10,000 award given to a book that exemplifies, "literary grace, a commitment to serious research and social concern." The prize is given by the Nieman Foundation and by the Columbia University School of Journalism . Established in 1998, the Lukas Prize Project consists of three awards: The project is named for Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author, J. Anthony Lukas ; it has been underwritten since its inception by
14-467: A writing seminar for Fellows, and a public website, Nieman Storyboard, which covers storytelling across media. Several prestigious literary or journalism awards are based at the Nieman Foundation. They include three given in connection with the Columbia University School of Journalism : Other awards based at Nieman include: The leader of the Nieman Foundation is known as its "curator" —
21-586: Is best known as home to the Nieman Fellows, a group of journalists from around the world who come to Harvard for a year of study. Many noted journalists, and from 1959, also photojournalists, have been Nieman Fellows, including John Carroll , Dexter Filkins , Susan Orlean , Robert Caro , Hodding Carter , Michael Kirk , Alex Jones , Anthony Lewis , Robert Maynard , Allister Sparks , Stanley Forman , Hedrick Smith , Lucia Annunziata , Jonathan Yardley , Philip Meyer , Howard Sochurek and Huy Duc . It
28-460: Is considered the most prestigious fellowship program for journalists; Nieman Fellows have collectively won 101 Pulitzer Prizes . The foundation is also the home of Nieman Reports , a website and quarterly print publication on journalism issues. The journal was founded in 1947. In 2004, the Foundation launched Nieman Watchdog, a website intended to encourage more aggressive questioning of
35-464: The family of Mark Lynton, a German Jew who had careers with the British military, Citroen and Hunter Douglas . In the list below, winners are listed first in the gold row, followed by the other nominees. Any finalists are marked with an asterisk. Note that shortlists were announced only starting in 2016; previously they would just announce winners and any finalists. Nieman Foundation It
42-570: The powerful by news organizations. In 2012 it became a project of Nieman Reports . In 2008, the foundation created the Nieman Journalism Lab , an effort to investigate future models that could support quality journalism. For several years, ending in 2009, the foundation sponsored the annual Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism, the largest conference of its kind, which attracted hundreds of writers, filmmakers, and broadcasters to Boston. The narrative program now consists of
49-596: Was founded in February 1938 as the result of a $ 1.4 million bequest by Agnes Wahl Nieman, the widow of Lucius W. Nieman , founder of The Milwaukee Journal . Scholarships were established for journalists with at least three years' experience to go back to college to advance their work. She stated the goal was "to promote and elevate the standards of journalism in the United States and educate persons deemed specially qualified for journalism." The Nieman Foundation
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