Nieman Fellows Give Awards To Nader and Minor

The 1965-66 Nieman Fellows have awarded journalism citations to Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, and Wilson F. Minor, correspondent for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Minor, a political writer from Jackson, Miss., is the winner of the third annual Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. The Nieman Fellows selected him for his "sharply perceptive investigative reporting of political and racial affairs."

Nader won a special citation that read in part: "Though not a professional journalist, he has written on auto safety since 1960. His careful and documented investigation is superior reporting in the best journalistic traditions."

The Lyons Award was created in 1964 in honor of Louis M. Lyons, who retired that year after serving as the Nieman curator for 25 of the 29 years of the Foundation's existence. Minor was selected from nominations submitted by Nieman alumni.