Nieman Fellows Named

The Nieman Foundation named 12 American journalists to its 1993. 94 class of fellows last week.

The journalists were selected from among 119 applicants, and each will receive a $25,000 stipend in addition to free tuition for courses anywhere in the University.

The international fellows will be announced next week.

Sam Fulwood III, a Los Angeles Times correspondent in Washington, said his appointment "provides just the perfect opportunity to get away from the ringing phones of the news room...and reflect on what [he] want[s] to do in terms of journalism."

Gregory E. Brock, an assistant news editor for The Washington Post, said his year at Harvard will give him "a little sanity from the newspaper business."

"If I didn't get a break soon...it would drive me crazy," Brock said.

A graduate of the University of Mississippi, Brock said attending Harvard is "like I'd died and gone to heaven."

Agnes W. Hieman created the Nieman fellowships in 1938 to honor her husband, Lucius, who founded The Milwaukee Journal.

According to the Foundation, over 900 journalists have received the fellowships, which are the oldest of their kind for mid-career journalists.

In addition to Brock and Fulwood, next year's fellows include Lorie Conway George from WCVB-TV in Boston, Frank Gibney Jr. of Newsweek, Maria Henson of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Jerry Kammer of The Arizona Republic, David Lewis of CNN, Katherine Molinski of Reuters, Alan K. Ota of The Oregonian in Portland, Melanie Sill of The News and Observer of Raleigh, N.C., Dan Stets of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Larry Tye of The Boston Globe

"If I didn't get a break soon...it would drive me crazy," Brock said.

A graduate of the University of Mississippi, Brock said attending Harvard is "like I'd died and gone to heaven."

Agnes W. Hieman created the Nieman fellowships in 1938 to honor her husband, Lucius, who founded The Milwaukee Journal.

According to the Foundation, over 900 journalists have received the fellowships, which are the oldest of their kind for mid-career journalists.

In addition to Brock and Fulwood, next year's fellows include Lorie Conway George from WCVB-TV in Boston, Frank Gibney Jr. of Newsweek, Maria Henson of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Jerry Kammer of The Arizona Republic, David Lewis of CNN, Katherine Molinski of Reuters, Alan K. Ota of The Oregonian in Portland, Melanie Sill of The News and Observer of Raleigh, N.C., Dan Stets of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Larry Tye of The Boston Globe