Awards
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The Louis M. Lyons Award for
Conscience and Integrity in Journalism
The 1964 Class of Nieman Fellows established the Louis M. Lyons Award on May 4, 1964. The award, named for the Nieman Foundation curator who retired that year, honors displays of conscience and integrity by individuals, groups or institutions in communications.
Each class of Nieman Fellows decides whether to present an award during the class year. The recipient they select may be a newspaper or radio or TV station or an individual or a group of individuals.
Background
The Lyons Award is named for Louis M. Lyons, the second curator of the Nieman Foundation. Lyons had a distinguished career as an editor and reporter before becoming a member of the first Nieman Class in 1938. He served as curator of the foundation from 1939 until he retired in 1964.
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