The program was established in 2008 with the assistance of an anonymous donor to honor Fran Lewine, a beloved JAWS member and a trailblazer and mentor for women in journalism. As an AP White House reporter, she covered the administrations of six presidents from Eisenhower to Carter. She was a key figure in a historic AP lawsuit winning equal treatment for women. And at the age of 60 she began a new career, joining the then-fledgling CNN TV network, where she worked until her death. The Fran Lewine Interview honors one woman each year who is emblematic of Fran’s tradition of making a place for women in the national journalism world.
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