Awards & Winners

Jack Nelson

Date of Birth 11-October-1929
Place of Birth Talladega
(Talladega County, United States of America, Alabama)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as John Howard Nelson, Scoop
Profession Journalist
John Howard "Jack" Nelson 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 as "one of the most effective reporters in the civil rights era." He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1960.

Awards by Jack Nelson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Jack Nelson.

1960


Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
Honored for : The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
([Local Reporting Edition Time] For the excellent reporting in his series of articles on mental institutions in Georgia.)