N ieman Reports was founded as a quarterly print magazine by a group of Nieman alumni in February of 1947 with this mission statement: “It has no pattern, formula or policy except to seek to serve the purpose of the Nieman Foundation ‘to promote standards of journalism in America.’” That mission has been extended well beyond America, of course, but otherwise our purpose is unchanged — covering thought leadership in journalism around the industry’s most pressing issues. Here are some milestones of Nieman Reports’ first 75 years…