Edith Lederer
Edith Lederer, also known as Edie Lederer (born 1943) is a war journalist.[1]
Biography[]
Lederer grew up in Long Island. In 1963, Lederer received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and Master of Arts in communications from Stanford University.[2]
Lederer was the first female resident correspondent in Vietnam[3] in 1971[2] and the first woman to head a foreign bureau for the AP,[4] in Lima, Peru in 1975.[5] She worked for the AP for five decades, becoming the chief correspondent at the United Nations. She was named Sigma Delta Tau’s Outstanding Alumna in 2017.[6] She won four lifetime achievement awards from the Overseas Press Club, the International Women's Media Foundation,[7] the Washington Press Club Foundation and the Newswomen's Club of New York. She co-authored "War Torn: Stories of War from the Women Who Covered Vietnam."[8]
References[]
- ^ "Champion Edith Lederer". UN Women | The Beijing Platform for Action
Turns 20. Retrieved 2017-11-14. - ^ Jump up to: a b "Edith Lederer | 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award | International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ Tran, Mark (2002-10-21). "The experiences of women war correspondents in Vietnam". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Edith M. Lederer, a veteran Associated P". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ CACCAVO, JAMES E. (2002-09-22). "Up Close and Personal". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Edith Lederer, Alpha (1963), Named Outstanding Alumna". Sigma Delta Tau. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Journalist Edith Lederer wins lifetime achievement award | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ Symposium, Journalism & Women (2016-04-04). "Member blog post: Edie Lederer - 50 years of covering war and peace - JAWS". JAWS. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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