Nieman Foundation announces cutbacks, suspension of conferences
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May 29, 2009 06:53 PM
By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff
Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism announced a series of budget cuts today, including the suspension of popular writing conferences, in the latest financial setback for the university and a blow to journalism across the country.
Robert H. Giles, the foundation’s curator, sent out a notice saying Nieman will have fewer fellows than last year, will institute salary freezes for non-union employees, will scale back its Nieman Reports publication, and will suspend its annual Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism and Nieman Seminar for Narrative Editors.
The cuts reflect an 8 percent reduction the Foundation will receive in endowment payments for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
“The Nieman Foundation and Harvard have not been immune to the economic downtown and the financial challenges facing news organizations in particular,” Giles said.
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