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==Career==
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Lederer was the first female resident correspondent in [[Vietnam]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/21/gender.uk|title=The experiences of women war correspondents in Vietnam|last=Tran|first=Mark|date=2002-10-21|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> in 1971<ref name="iwf">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iwmf.org/blog/2008/10/10/edith-lederer-2008-lifetime-achievement-award/|title=Edith Lederer {{!}} 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award {{!}} International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)|website=www.iwmf.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> and the first woman to head a foreign bureau for the AP{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}, in [[Lima]], [[Peru]] in 1975<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/22/books/bk-caccavo22|title=Up Close and Personal|last=CACCAVO|first=JAMES E.|date=2002-09-22|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>. 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<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sigmadeltatau.org/lederer-outstanding-alumna/|title=Edith Lederer, Alpha (1963), Named Outstanding Alumna|work=Sigma Delta Tau|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref>. She won four lifetime achievement awards from the [[Overseas Press Club]], the [[International Women's Media Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/10/edith-lederer-63-wins-journalism-award|title=Journalist Edith Lederer wins lifetime achievement award {{!}} Cornell Chronicle|website=news.cornell.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref>, 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."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jaws.org/work-we-do/guest-blog-post/edith-leder-50-years-ap/|title=Member blog post: Edie Lederer - 50 years of covering war and peace - JAWS|last=Symposium|first=Journalism & Women|date=2016-04-04|work=JAWS|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
Lederer was the first female resident correspondent in [[Vietnam]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/21/gender.uk|title=The experiences of women war correspondents in Vietnam|last=Tran|first=Mark|date=2002-10-21|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> in 1971<ref name="iwf">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iwmf.org/blog/2008/10/10/edith-lederer-2008-lifetime-achievement-award/|title=Edith Lederer {{!}} 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award {{!}} International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)|website=www.iwmf.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> and the first woman to head a foreign bureau for the AP<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/d669115c7e3ec2198e0b6b1746ebc029|title=Edith M. Lederer, a veteran Associated P|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>, in [[Lima]], [[Peru]] in 1975<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/22/books/bk-caccavo22|title=Up Close and Personal|last=CACCAVO|first=JAMES E.|date=2002-09-22|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>. 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<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sigmadeltatau.org/lederer-outstanding-alumna/|title=Edith Lederer, Alpha (1963), Named Outstanding Alumna|work=Sigma Delta Tau|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref>. She won four lifetime achievement awards from the [[Overseas Press Club]], the [[International Women's Media Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/10/edith-lederer-63-wins-journalism-award|title=Journalist Edith Lederer wins lifetime achievement award {{!}} Cornell Chronicle|website=news.cornell.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref>, 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."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jaws.org/work-we-do/guest-blog-post/edith-leder-50-years-ap/|title=Member blog post: Edie Lederer - 50 years of covering war and peace - JAWS|last=Symposium|first=Journalism & Women|date=2016-04-04|work=JAWS|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:30, 16 November 2019

Edith Lederer, also known as Edie Lederer (born 1943) is an award-winning war journalist.[1]

Life

Lederer grew up in Long Island. In 1963, Lederer received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University andMaster of Arts in communications from Stanford University.[2]

Career

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

  1. ^ "Champion Edith Lederer". UN Women | The Beijing Platform for Action
    Turns 20    . Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ a b "Edith Lederer | 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award | International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  3. ^ Tran, Mark (2002-10-21). "The experiences of women war correspondents in Vietnam". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. ^ "Edith M. Lederer, a veteran Associated P". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. ^ CACCAVO, JAMES E. (2002-09-22). "Up Close and Personal". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  6. ^ "Edith Lederer, Alpha (1963), Named Outstanding Alumna". Sigma Delta Tau. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  7. ^ "Journalist Edith Lederer wins lifetime achievement award | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  8. ^ 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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