Four Nieman alumni were among the many journalists recognized by the National Press Club’s 2011 Headliner Awards: Kevin Cullen (NF ’03), James E. Causey (NF ’08), Stuart Watson (NF ’08), and John Harwood (NF ’90). The National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic merit in the communications industry.

• N5 – Local interest column on variety of subjectsFirst place:
  Kevin Cullen (NF ’03), City & Region Columnist
  The Boston Globe, Boston, Mass.
• N7 – Editorial writing by an individual or team.Third place:
  James E. Causey (NF ’08), Editorial writer and columnist
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisc.
• TV7 – Investigative reporting, all markets.First place:
  “Bamboozled: A Story of Liquor and Money”
  Stuart Watson (NF ’08), John Gray and Rachel Clapp
  WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
• TV18 – Business and Consumer reporting.Second place:
  “Investing in America: A CNBC Town Hall Event with President Obama”
  Susan Krakower, Mary Duffy and John Harwood (NF ’90)
  CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.