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Nancy Woodhull | |
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| Born | Perth Amboy, N.J |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Trenton State Teachers College, University of Rochester |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 33 years |
| Children | Tennessee Jane Watson |
| Parent(s) | Harold and May Cromwell |
| Awards | sixth IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award winner,1997 |
Nancy Woodhull, (March 1,1945 – April 1, 1997), an american journalist and founding editor of the USA Today newspaper in Washington D.C. in 1982. She was known for being a founder and her drive for women’s empowerment throughout her quest in journalism.
Personal
[edit]Nancy Woodhull was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Harold and May Cromwell. She grew up in Woodbridge, New Jersey and was a student at Trenton State Teachers College. She resided in Pittsford, New York and was married to William Watson, whom she had her daughter with, Tennessee Jane Watson.
Career
[edit]As president of Gannett News Service, she made herself a dominant authority when redefining the news stories written by women themselves. Following her major role at Gannet, she proceeded to vice president and editor in chief of Southern Progress Corp, in 1990. On up until her passing, she became a part of the Freedom Forum as a trustee and later on was named Senior Vice President for communications at the Freedom Forum. In relation to one of her awards, she was President of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, while also running her own media consulting business. Nancy was also co-founder of Women, Men, and Media, it supervised media coverage provided to women.
Notable works of journalism
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Nancy Woodhull-Mother, Wife, Daughter, and journalist, passed away in her New York Estate on April 1,1997. The journalist had been battling a five month fight with lung cancer. As of 2016, cancer is the second largest cause of death across the world. Coming in at 8.93 million today, the silent killer was quickly becoming a big epidemic in the healthcare of millions in the 1990s.
Context
[edit]Nancy Woodhull-Mother, Wife, Daughter, and journalist, passed away in her New York Estate on April 1,1997. The journalist had been battling a five month fight with lung cancer. As of 2016, cancer is the second largest cause of death across the world. Coming in at 8.93 million today, the silent killer was quickly becoming a big epidemic in the healthcare of millions in the 1990s.
Impact
[edit]Nancy Woodhull left a legacy for women and minorities as she was the founding editor of a notorious newspaper known all over, the USA Today. Her drive for women’s empowerment wasn’t just restricted to her editorial work in the newspaper but also throughout society. She encouraged women to take pride of holding a successful job outside the home and to not neglect family life in spite of their role. She was described as a “roaring river of influence, who touched thousands on her way to sea”, says Mindi Kiernan, the former senior vice president and general manager of San Jose Mercury News. Nancy’s drive for wanting to unify women was why her infatuation for the National Women's Hall of Fame was so profound.
Awards
[edit]Nancy Woodhull is most known for being the sixth IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award winner in 1997. Although in 1996, she was presented with the Athena Award. The award is granted to those who have opened doors for women in business and the professions.
Charles Overby, president and CEO of the Freedom Forum who knew Woodhull for 20 years, said: "Nancy was a trailblazer. She made it easier for journalists from all walks of life to succeed. She was one of the first women to break through the glass ceiling by coming up through the ranks.
Allen H. Neuharth, chairman of The Freedom Forum and founder of USA TODAY said,"Nancy Woodhull represented the best in journalism -- a commitment to fairness and accuracy and completeness, above all. She also was a tireless advocate of balanced press coverage of issues of interest to men and to women”.
Judith Mueller, who was identified in a 1990 Washington Post Judy Mann column as head of the Women's Center in Northern Virginia, said "Through her influence, her energy, her enthusiasm, she's a voice not just for women but between women. She got us connected so we have a better sense of ourselves and our role in the community. She allowed us to become accessible and visible to each other."
See also
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- iwmf[1]
- upi[2]
- chicagotribune[3]
- rbj1996[4]
- nytimes[5]
- washingtonpost[6]
- latimes[7]
- deseretnews[8]
- businesswire[9]
- jaws[10]
- rbj1997[11]
- ajrarchive[12]
- journalisms[13]
- book1[14]
- book2[15]
- cspan[16]
- woodhullwatson[17]
References
[edit]https://www.iwmf.org/1997/10/nancy-woodhull-1997-lifetime-achievement-award/
https://rbj.net/1996/05/03/woodhull-to-receive-national-athena-award/
https://woodhullwatson.weebly.com/nancy-woodhull.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-02-me-44660-story.html
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nancy+J.+Woodhull+remembered+as+outstanding+journalist-a019266570
- ^ "Nancy Woodhull - 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award - International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)". www.iwmf.org.
- ^ "Ronald Cohen, former managing editor of United Press International,..."
- ^ "Breaking News Ground".
- ^ Ericson, Rose (3 May 1996). "Woodhull to receive national Athena award".
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (April 2, 1997). "Nancy Woodhull, 52, Editor Who Fostered News Diversity". New York Times.
- ^ Pearson, Richard (2 April 1997). "NANCY WOODHULL DIES AT 51" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Staff, From Times; Reports, Wire (2 April 1997). "Nancy Woodhull; Ex-USA Today Editor" – via LA Times.
- ^ "Journalist Nancy Woodhull dies of lung cancer at 52". 2 April 1997.
- ^ "Nancy J. Woodhull remembered as outstanding journalist. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ Symposium, Journalism & Women (12 March 2010). "In Memory: Nancy Woodhull - JAWS".
- ^ Beau, Chris Le (1 April 1997). "Nancy Woodhull dies".
- ^ "American Journalism Review". ajrarchive.org.
- ^ http://journal-isms.com/2007/09/25-years-ago-the-place-to-be/
- ^ Grunig, Larissa A.; Hon, Linda Childers; Toth, Elizabeth L. (13 September 2013). "Women in Public Relations: How Gender Influences Practice". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ^ Burt, Elizabeth V. (18 February 2018). "Women's Press Organizations, 1881-1999". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- ^ "Media Coverage Women, May 31 1995 - Video - C-SPAN.org". C-SPAN.org.
- ^ "Nancy Woodhull". The legacy of the late Nancy J Woodhull and the ongoing work of William D Watson and Tennessee Jane Watson . . .
External links
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- Category:YEAR deaths OR Category:Living people
- Category:American journalists
- Category:American women journalists
- Category:Journalists from STATE