Ann Marie Lipinski

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Nieman’s Fertile Soil - Nieman Reports Ann Marie Lipinski reflects on 14 years as curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

📝 In her final column for Nieman Reports, Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social reflects on her 14 years as curator of the @niemanfoundation.bsky.social.

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AFP journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation, warns journalists' association 'We have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded, prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing colleague die of hunger,' says French news agency's journalists' association - Ana...

Stark warning from the AFP journalists association

"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger"
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In Putin’s War on Ukraine, Journalists Are Targets, Too - Nieman Reports Brent Renaud, a Nieman Fellow killed in Ukraine while working on a documentary about refugees, practiced a journalism of humility, humanity, and empathy

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The Arkansas black apple isn’t common in Cambridge, Mass., but Brent Renaud wasn’t common either. I worried about the little sapling, thin like Brent and planted in his honor in the Nieman Foundation garden. But today I checked on the tree and was rewarded with these two tiny apples. Proof of life.

Liang-Zhou Nieman Fellowship established at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism - Nieman Foundation A gift from the Endeavor Foundation will support journalists who work in or are from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

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...

Pope commits to weeding out church sexual abuse, praises role of press in democracy In first public comments on topic, Leo XIV has now signaled zero tolerance for sexual abuser priests

"Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a nation is weakened"

Powerful words from Pope Leo who says defending free and ethical journalism is "a duty for all who aspire to a strong and participatory democracy"
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“…the media misconstrued”

Saudi Arabia has executed another journalist, Turki Al-Jasser, after 7 years of detention for reporting on corruption.

The failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi only encourages further acts of deadly violence against journalists in the Persian Gulf & elsewhere.

Bukele, emboldened by Trump, is arresting prominent critics While the Trump administration deepens ties with El Salvador, its millennial president is cracking down on dissenting lawyers, activists and journalists.

Bukele is arresting lawyers, targeting NGOs and chasing journalists from El Salvador.
The Trump administration says he’s a model for the region @schmidtsam.bsky.social reports

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About half the Tribune is currently on call for massive protests and possible immigration raids.

Our owner's response? A round of buyouts.

It's a vivid illustration of the fact that Alden Global Capital could not care less about journalism, news or the city of Chicago. They just want money.

House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate...

House votes to kill all U.S. funding for NPR, PBS and public media for next two years

A major moment for conservative activists; a daunting prospect for public media and those who rely on it.

Story from @deirdrekwalsh.bsky.social and me

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Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82 A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.

The maestro has passed - the man was a open heart with two legs - with an ear that heard the angels. Quite literally. Love and Mercy for you and yours tonight .
RIP Brian.

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We're working to document reports of nearly 30 assaults and 4 detainments/arrests of journalists covering protests in and around LA since Friday. Multiple news vehicles have been vandalized and countless journalists caught in tear gas while reporting.

As we verify these reports, find them here:

L.A. Protests Prompt Calls for Police Restraint After Journalist Injuries

Amazing how hard it is to write: “Police shoot at journalists.”

With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets Press advocates are questioning whether journalists covering the Los Angeles immigration protests have become targets of law enforcement.

Happening in these United States.
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In Spain, a chat on the doorstep is a custom worth preserving in the digital age | María Ramírez It’s great to see so much support for the value of ‘taking the breeze’ – the authorities must respect public space too, says María Ramírez, journalist and deputy managing editor of elDiario.es

“Conversation in public, shared spaces has a special power in these polarised, lonely, even dehumanising times. A sense of community requires much more than a few chairs on the pavement, but it is a good place to start.” My opinion piece @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A Letter from Kenya Kenya exemplifies how journalism, through an unwavering commitment to truth and accountability, can endure and shape society even in restrictive and challenging environments.

My friend and Nieman fellow James Okong'o: "With courage as your compass, journalism must fulfill its mission: exposing power’s misuse & enlightening the public. In a time of turbulence, this work serves as democracy’s lifeline, shaping a brighter, informed future for generations." shorturl.at/fv0XQ

Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82

Sly Stone was a towering musician, whose mixed-gender band helped define my views of what rock could look like. RIP, beautiful man.

(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...

YouTube video by A Booktube Channel How to Pronounce “Pulitzer”

Watching the Tony Awards and I don’t think a single announcer has correctly pronounced “Pulitzer.” (It’s pull-it-sir, not pew-). Otherwise great show!
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This Harvard student’s grandmother sold her land and cattle to help get him from Kenya to Cambridge. Now what? - The Boston Globe Trump’s mounting restrictions have upended the lives of students — and their families back home.

“Do we want to raise a generation of Americans who have no encounters with the outside world? Who don’t learn foreign languages? Who don’t engage with anything beyond the shores of this country? And if so, what kind of future does that mean for the United States?” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/05/m...

Photo of students and Nazi party members at a 1933 book burning outside the University of Berlin. How universities die: It happened in Berlin and Beijing. Is Boston next? By William Kirby.
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Oh, you’re reminding me I dropped photo credits. The one of Garber is a Harvard shot and the one of Moreno is from Reuters. (Verghese is a screen grab.) The others, such as they are, I took xo

Thank you, dear Eduardo. It was a remarkable day, especially in contrast with 2024 commencement when a number of students walked out. What a difference a year makes.

And throughout it all, Sasha—the Harvard police department’s beloved campus comfort pup—was a very good girl.

Harvard Wins Initial Court Fight to Keep Its International Students

Meanwhile, 5 miles away in a Boston courthouse, a judge grants Harvard a reprieve in its fight to maintain an international student body. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/u...

LIVE: Harvard Graduation Day 2025 | Harvard University Commencement Ceremony Live | Trump | N18G YouTube video by CNN-News18

Here’s Verghese’s speech (in which he also extols the virtue of reading fiction):
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Verghese praised the university for standing firm against government sanctions and said, “More people than you realize are grateful for Harvard for the example it has set. By your clarity in affirming and courageously defending the essential values of this university, and indeed of this nation.”

Physician & author Abraham Verghese on giving the commencement speech: “When legal immigrants and others who are lawfully in this country, including so many of your international students, worry about being wrongly detained and deported, perhaps it’s fitting that you hear from an immigrant like me.”

Rita Moreno cried as Harvard student Carolyn Hao sang “Somewhere” in her honor, then joined Hao in harmony on the last note. (Overhead from a graduating student: “Did you hear that lyric, ‘We’ll find a new way of living? We’ll find a way of forgiving, somewhere?’ Someone knows what’s up.”)