Nieman Foundation awards and fellowship deadlines
Posted 12/17/2009 7:58:00 PM
Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism
The Nieman Foundation will present the 2009 Bingham Prize on March 4, 2010. The award honors exceptional investigative reporting of a story of national significance in which the public interest is being ill-served.
New this year: Stories published exclusively online may now be submitted for consideration for the Worth Bingham Prize if produced by a U.S. newspaper or magazine or a Web-based news organization that follows a strict code of journalistic ethics and publishes original reporting on a regular basis.
Cash award: $20,000
Deadline: Jan. 8
Nieman Fellowships
The Nieman fellowships are awarded to working journalists of accomplishment and promise who come to Harvard University for a paid year of study,seminars and special events. New this year: The Donald W. Reynolds Nieman Fellowship in Business Journalism.
Deadline: Jan. 31
Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers
This award encourages fairness in news coverage by daily newspapers in the United States.
Cash prize: $10,000 for the winner, $1,000 for each of the top two finalists.
Deadline: Feb. 5