Flora Lewis
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Flora Lewis was an American
journalist
.
Lewis was born in Los Angeles
and was a 1941 summa cum laude graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University
in 1942.
She wrote for The Washington Post
from 1956 to 1966. Her work landed her on the master list of Nixon political opponents
.
She was foreign correspondent and diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times
from 1972 until 2002, when she died of cancer.
"Flora Lewis has been recognized for her achievements in journalism by many universities, colleges and civic organizations. She has been honored four times by the Overseas Press Club for best foreign- affairs reporting for articles in The New York Times (1957), for best daily newspaper or wire interpretation of foreign affairs (1963 and 1977), for best analysis of foreign affairs in Western Europe (1979), The Edward Weintal Award (1978), The French Government's Cross of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the country's highest award in peacetime (1981),.the Matrix Award for Newspapers from New York Women in Communication (1985), and the Elmer Holmes Bobst Award in Arts and Letters from New York University (1987).
During her marriage to Sydney Gruson, they had three children: Kerrv was born in Ireland, Shelia was born in Israel and Lindsley was born in Mexico. Her life was like a juggler in trying to balance her role as a journalist., wife and mother."(Brody, Seymour)
"Lewis had formidable assets, starting with an access to those in power that often made her colleagues green with envy. More important, she possessed a mind that could cut to the essential of an issue with astonishing speed. To her writing she brought a clarity and analytical power that enabled her to explain complicated issues without ignoring all-important nuances".(Cornwall, Rupert)
Flora Lewis is an outstanding woman who achieved in a male dominated profession. She made it easier for other women to enter and to succeed in the newspaper industry. (Brody, Seymour)
But not everyone was enamored of her work. When The New Republic
held a "World's Most Boring" headline competition, it was inspired by a Lewis column titled "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative".
United States
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
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Lewis was born in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and was a 1941 summa cum laude graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1942.
She wrote for The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
from 1956 to 1966. Her work landed her on the master list of Nixon political opponents
Master list of Nixon political opponents
A master list of Nixon political opponents was compiled to supplement the original Nixon's Enemies List of 20 key people considered opponents of President Richard Nixon. The master list was compiled by Charles Colson's office and sent in memorandum form to John Dean. Dean later provided this...
.
She was foreign correspondent and diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
from 1972 until 2002, when she died of cancer.
"Flora Lewis has been recognized for her achievements in journalism by many universities, colleges and civic organizations. She has been honored four times by the Overseas Press Club for best foreign- affairs reporting for articles in The New York Times (1957), for best daily newspaper or wire interpretation of foreign affairs (1963 and 1977), for best analysis of foreign affairs in Western Europe (1979), The Edward Weintal Award (1978), The French Government's Cross of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the country's highest award in peacetime (1981),.the Matrix Award for Newspapers from New York Women in Communication (1985), and the Elmer Holmes Bobst Award in Arts and Letters from New York University (1987).
During her marriage to Sydney Gruson, they had three children: Kerrv was born in Ireland, Shelia was born in Israel and Lindsley was born in Mexico. Her life was like a juggler in trying to balance her role as a journalist., wife and mother."(Brody, Seymour)
"Lewis had formidable assets, starting with an access to those in power that often made her colleagues green with envy. More important, she possessed a mind that could cut to the essential of an issue with astonishing speed. To her writing she brought a clarity and analytical power that enabled her to explain complicated issues without ignoring all-important nuances".(Cornwall, Rupert)
Flora Lewis is an outstanding woman who achieved in a male dominated profession. She made it easier for other women to enter and to succeed in the newspaper industry. (Brody, Seymour)
But not everyone was enamored of her work. When The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
held a "World's Most Boring" headline competition, it was inspired by a Lewis column titled "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative".