Author Peter Nieman Martin Sr. Fletcher P. Martin, NF ’47 The first black journalist to receive a Nieman Fellowship, Martin (1916–2005) was a World War II correspondent. As city editor of the Louisville Defender in the 1940s, he advocated for… September 20, 2013 Fletcher P. Martin, NF ’47 The first black journalist to receive a Nieman Fellowship, Martin (1916–2005) was a World War II correspondent. As city editor of the Louisville Defender in the 1940s, he advocated for… September 20, 2013