Ghanaian reporter Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman has been awarded the distinction of becoming a 2025/2026 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He will be among an elite cohort of 22 journalists hailing from nine different nations who have been chosen to enhance their expertise and address significant worldwide concerns.
Dini-Osman, who works as a broadcast journalist for EIB Network (comprising GHOne TV and Starr FM) and serves as a freelance correspondent for The World—a prominent U.S.-based international radio news show—will be spending two semesters at Harvard University.
The individual stands out as the sole African chosen for this year’s elite international group. His main objective will revolve around strategies that African newsrooms can adopt to enhance their reporting on underrepresented groups, all while navigating through legal and cultural obstacles.
In its 88th year, the Nieman Fellowship program has welcomed over 1,700 journalists from around 100 nations since being established in 1938. Participants take part in various courses throughout Harvard University, work alongside researchers at MIT, and join workshops designed to promote journalistic innovation.
Ann Marie Lipinski, who curates the Niemann Foundation, stated, “The Niemann organization takes pride in backing these gifted reporters, particularly during this period when reinforcing the independent media is increasingly crucial. These fellowships represent an investment in their careers and underscore our dedication to enhancing journalistic leadership across the United States and globally over almost ninety years.”
The group this year comprises reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, and Bloomberg News. They will explore topics such as artificial intelligence in media, climate change, disinformation, migration issues, war crimes, and the rise of religious populism.
Regarding his selection, EIB Network’s News Editor, Alice Aryeetey, commented: “This is undoubtedly an exhilarating moment for Ridwan, and we at EIB Network feel incredibly proud of him. His accomplishment underscores both his remarkable abilities and the significant influence of Ghanaian journalism on the international scene.”
An award-winning journalist who has received multiple grants from the Pulitzer Center, Dini-Osman has covered stories from India, the United States, Rwanda, Nigeria, Malawi, and Sierra Leone.
Having received Ghana’s National Journalism Award seven times, Dini-Osman has also been honored with several international accolades. These include the 2018 Lorenzo Natali Media Prize awarded by the European Commission, the 2021 International Center for Journalists’ Global Health Crisis Reporting Award for her coverage of COVID-19, and the 2022 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communication presented by the U.S. National Academies.
In 2024, he received the Covering Climate Now Journalism Award in recognition of his coverage of the climate crisis across Africa.
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman aims to transform African journalism through this fellowship by crafting approaches that maintain respect for human dignity and guarantee equitable portrayal in narratives.
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