Jack Nelson (journalist)

Jack Nelson
Born
John Howard Nelson

(1929-10-11)October 11, 1929
DiedOctober 21, 2009(2009-10-21) (aged 80)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerLos Angeles Times

John Howard "Jack" Nelson (October 11, 1929 – October 21, 2009) was an American journalist. He was praised for his coverage of the Watergate scandal, in particular, and he was described by New York Times editor Gene Roberts[a] as "one of the most effective reporters in the civil rights era."[2] He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1960.

  1. ^ "The censors and the schools". Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
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