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Nieman Foundation for Journalism

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is the primary journalism institution at Harvard. It was founded in 1938 as the result of a $1 million bequest by Agnes Wahl Nieman, the widow of Lucius W. Nieman, founder of 'The Milwaukee Journal'. 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. Wikipedia*

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism has hosted 17 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1999 Forum. The year with the most events was 2023 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2017 with an average of 574 views per video. Most appearances with Nicholas Lemann (5), Bill Kovach (5), Marion Lynton (4). Most common tags: Media, Arts & Literature, Journalism.

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