Louis Martin Lyons[1] (September 1, 1897 – April 11, 1982) was an American journalist in Massachusetts and curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

[4] Lyons also wrote for The Springfield Republican and The Christian Science Monitor,[3] and published memoirs and other books.

Lyons died of lymphoma at the Stillman Infirmary at Harvard in 1982;[3] he was survived by his wife, a daughter, and three sons.

[2] The Louis M. Lyons Award is named after him and "honors displays of conscience and integrity by individuals, groups or institutions in communications.

"[5] The Louis M. Lyons Foundation was formed in 2005 to preserve his TV and radio broadcasts (for WGBH Boston) and also to compile his unpublished memoirs and various articles for publication.