ABSTRACT Jane Nickerson was a pioneering food journalist whose story is largely untold. She began her job as The New York Times food editor during World War II, when food journalism was in its infancy but increasingly important. Nickerson learned how to juggle news about war rationing along with food product developments, feature stories and recipes. She also covered the growing New York restaurant community in the 1950s. She profiled local home cooks, new chefs and introduced readers to future food celebrities such as Craig Claiborne and James Beard—both who would later overshadow her career. Nickerson was at the heart of the beginning of food journalism in the women’s pages of newspapers—the only place for women at most newspapers in the 1940s and 1950s. Recognition of Nickerson’s significance to journalism history is overdue. This scholarship tells Nickerson’s story and adds to the growing scholarship of newspaper food journalism.

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美食新闻先锋：《纽约时报》第一位美食作家简·尼克森及其食物部的故事，1942-1957年

摘要简·尼克森（Jan Nickerson）是一位开创性的食品记者，其故事在很大程度上是不为人知的。在第二次世界大战期间，她开始担任《纽约时报》食品编辑的工作，当时食品新闻业还处于起步阶段，但越来越重要。尼克森学会了如何处理有关战争配给的新闻以及食品开发，专题报道和食谱。她还报道了1950年代不断壮大的纽约餐厅社区。她介绍了当地的家庭厨师，新厨师，并向读者介绍了未来的美食名人，例如克雷格·克莱伯恩（Craig Claiborne）和詹姆士·比尔德（James Beard），这两位后来都掩盖了她的职业。尼克森（Nickerson）是报纸女性报纸中食品新闻事业开端的核心，这是1940年代和1950年代大多数报纸中女性的唯一住所。尼克森（Nickerson）对新闻历史的重要性的认识已经过期。