David Nyhan
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David Nyhan (1940–January 23, 2005) was a journalist
and biographer
whose op-ed
column ran in The Boston Globe
newspaper for many years.
After working for The Boston Globe for 32 years, he retired in 2001.
A tall man at 6'4", Nyhan's writing was often characterized as bringing a "voice to the voiceless." He covered national politics and was a frequent source for commentary on presidential races and on the New Hampshire primary in particular.
In his last column, he wrote: "The thing I'll miss most is the chance to shine a little flashlight on a dark corner, where a wrong was done to a powerless peon, where a scarred politician maybe deserved a better fate, where the process went awry, or the mob needed to be calmed down and herded in another direction."
He died suddenly on January 23 2005, suffering a heart attack
after shoveling snow.
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy
at Harvard University
established the David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism in his honor. The first recipient of the prize was David Willman
in 2005.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and biographer
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
whose op-ed
Op-ed
An op-ed, abbreviated from opposite the editorial page , is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a named writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper's editorial board...
column ran in The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
newspaper for many years.
After working for The Boston Globe for 32 years, he retired in 2001.
A tall man at 6'4", Nyhan's writing was often characterized as bringing a "voice to the voiceless." He covered national politics and was a frequent source for commentary on presidential races and on the New Hampshire primary in particular.
In his last column, he wrote: "The thing I'll miss most is the chance to shine a little flashlight on a dark corner, where a wrong was done to a powerless peon, where a scarred politician maybe deserved a better fate, where the process went awry, or the mob needed to be calmed down and herded in another direction."
He died suddenly on January 23 2005, suffering a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
after shoveling snow.
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University, named after Joan Shorenstein, explores the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice, striving to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
established the David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism in his honor. The first recipient of the prize was David Willman
David Willman
David Willman is a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist.-Life:He graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. in Journalism in 1978....
in 2005.