Nieman Foundation for Journalism announced that Ashwaq will join 26 other Nieman Fellows for the class of 2020. Ashwaq is the only Indian in this list.
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has educated more than 1,600 accomplished journalists from 98 countries since 1938.
The prestigious Nieman fellowship entails attending two semesters at Harvard University, starting September 2019. The fellows participate in Nieman seminars, workshops, master classes and conduct research with Harvard scholars, among others.
The selected journalists are from a dozen countries, including Australia, Lebanon, Niger, Turkey, China, Russia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, besides from nine different US states and Washington D.C.
A hearty congratulations to Ashwaq for this achievement.
