Nieman Foundation to administer the worth Bingham Prize for investigative reporting.(Nieman Notes)(Brief article)

From: Nieman Reports | Date: March 22, 2008 | Copyright information

The Nieman Foundation, in its continuing tradition of reinforcing the importance and relevance of watchdog journalism, has agreed to administer the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Reporting. The Bingham Memorial Fund was established in 1967 by Joan Bingham and her daughter Clara, to honor Joan's husband, Worth Bingham, who died in an automobile accident in 1966. The prize was first presented in 1967 to William Lambert, from Life magazine. The award is designed to "honor newsp...

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