| 词条 | Diane Lewis (journalist) |
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Early lifeDiane Lewis grew up in East Orange, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Jamaican immigrants.[2] Her father died when she was very young and she was raised by her single mother.[2] Lewis obtained a bachelor's degree in English literature from Case Western University in 1975.[2] She worked for several Cleveland area publications following her graduation. She also worked as a publicist for the Cleveland Public Library.[2] Lewis obtained a fellowship to attend the University of California at Berkeley. Lewis worked for the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Massachusetts, for three years after leaving UC Berkeley, before being hired by the Boston Globe.[2] Boston GlobeDiane Lewis covered a variety of beats during her early years at the Boston Globe. The topics she reported on ranged from mental health issues to the legal system.[2] Lewis focused mainly on labor issues during her last 15 years at the newspaper.[2] She reported on the labor movement, workers' rights and immigrant exploitation. Her stories could be critical of both a company's owners and management, as well as the labor unions.[2] She was described by one Boston Globe editor as having an eye for the "underdog".[2] She often reported specifically on poor working conditions of workers, including issues related to immigrants, those earning low incomes, and workers with bad bosses.[2] DeathDiane Lewis was diagnosed with cancer in 2005. She died on August 14, 2007, at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. Lewis was 54 years old. A memorial service was held in Roxbury, Massachusetts.[2] Lewis was a Boston resident. She had one daughter, Karina Sharif, who attends the Pratt Institute.[2] External links
References1. ^Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Diane (journalist)}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{cite news |first=Bryan |last=Marquard|title= Diane Lewis, at 54; Globe reporter covered unions, workers rights |url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/08/16/diane_lewis_at_54_globe_reporter_covered_unions_workers_rights/|work= Boston Globe |publisher= |date=2007-08-16 |accessdate=2007-09-15}} 7 : 1950s births|2007 deaths|American women journalists|American people of Jamaican descent|Writers from Boston|Writers from East Orange, New Jersey|Deaths from cancer in New York (state) |
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