Name Robert Nielsen | ||
Died July 10, 2009, New Brunswick, Canada Education | ||
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Robert Nielsen was a Canadian journalist who is known for his time with the Toronto Star. Nielsen was employed by the newspaper for 33 years and served in several capacities, including as a correspondent, foreign correspondent, chief editorial writer, editorial page editor, investigative reporter and editorial page columnist.
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Born in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, Nielsen attended the University of New Brunswick, the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow. Nielsen was a columnist for the Telegraph-Journal of Saint John, New Brunswick and also for Influence magazine. Nielsen was awarded a National Newspaper Award for Enterprise Reporting (now categorized as Investigations) in 1974.
Robert Nielsen was retired and lived in the Perth-Andover, New Brunswick area.
He died at age 87 after suffering an aneurysm.