No More Nieman Conference

You could see this coming: I write to tell you of the Nieman Foundation's decision to suspend the Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism and the Nieman Seminar for Narrative Editors during the 2009-2010 academic year.

This will disappoint those who have participated in the conferences in the past and who anticipated attending another narrative gathering in the spring of 2010. This difficult step reflects the foundation's need to make a major reduction in spending for the next fiscal year, beginning in July.

Stay tuned, though, for the Southern Chautauqua, on a farm outside Atlanta, brought to you by Gangrey and Charmin Ultra. Details pending.