CELEBRATING - Nieman Foundation - Harvard University

A W O R L D O F F E LL O W S H I P
Since international fellows were first admitted to the Nieman program
in 1951, they have traveled to Harvard from 88 countries and territories
around the world. Some have escaped harsh regimes where censorship,
threats of torture and imprisonment, physical violence or worse is too
often the fate of practicing journalists. The Nieman Foundation has
provided a safe haven to some of these imperiled journalists, providing
a nurturing environment of support and encouragement. International
journalists now comprise half of all Nieman classes.
Albania ■ Argentina ■ Australia ■ Bangladesh ■ Belgium ■ Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina ■ Brazil ■ Bulgaria ■ Burma ■ Burundi ■ Cameroon
Canada ■ Chile ■ China ■ Colombia ■ Costa Rica ■ Czech Republic
Denmark ■ Ecuador ■ Egypt ■ Finland ■ France ■ Gambia ■ Germany
Ghana ■ Greece ■ Guatemala ■ Hong Kong ■ Hungary ■ Iceland ■ India
Indonesia ■ Iran ■ Iraq ■ Ireland ■ Israel ■ Italy ■ Japan ■ Jordan
Kenya ■ Lebanon ■ Liberia ■ Malawi ■ Malaysia ■ Mexico ■ Morocco
Mozambique ■ Namibia ■ Nepal ■ Netherlands ■ New Zealand ■ Nigeria
Northern Ireland ■ Norway ■ Pakistan ■ Palestine ■ Panama ■ Paraguay
Peru ■ Philippines ■ Poland ■ Portugal ■ Republic of Georgia ■ Romania
Russia ■ Rwanda ■ Saudi Arabia ■ Serbia ■ Sierra Leone ■ Singapore
Slovakia ■ South Africa ■ South Korea ■ Spain ■ Sri Lanka ■ Sweden
Taiwan ■ Thailand ■ Tonga ■ Turkey ■ Uganda ■ United Kingdom
Uruguay ■ United States of America ■ Vietnam ■ Yugoslavia ■ Zimbabwe
A Circle of Friends
When U.S. News and World Report
correspondent Nick Daniloff, NF ’74, was
arrested and charged with spying in Moscow in
1986, his outraged Nieman classmates held a
press conference to protest his detention and
protect his reputation, explaining that he had
been framed and taken to be used in
exchange for a Russian prisoner being held in
New York. Joining Curator Howard Simons
at the conference (above) were Ellen
Goodman, Ned Cline, Morton Kondracke
and Patricia O’Brien.
Although Daniloff was released after 13 days,
the incident drew attention to the precarious
plight of reporters overseas and the need for
support and protection from their peers.
Such was the case for journalist Zwelakhe
Sisulu, NF ’85, (left, speaking at Nieman’s
50th anniversary in 1989) who was jailed
for two years without charges by the South
African government. Six of his Nieman
colleagues held a press conference to pressure
the Botha government for his release. Sisulu
received the 1987 Louis Lyons Award for
Conscience and Integrity in Journalism in
absentia for giving black South Africans a
voice during apartheid.
Learn more: www.nieman.harvard.edu/sisulu/
1