Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty (born in 1949) is an American journalist who has worked as an anchor and foreign affairs correspondent for CNN for more than 30 years.[1] She was part of the CNN team that won the 1993 American Journalism Review Award for Best White House Coverage.
Dougherty began her career as a Russian-language broadcaster and writer for Voice of America, the USSR Division. After three decades at CNN, she left in 2013,[2] but remained a foreign affairs correspondent as an independent consultant. Based at the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau, Dougherty covers U.S. foreign policy.[3]
Education[edit]
Dougherty received her B.A. degree in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and her M.A. from Georgetown University, where she researched Russia’s soft power diplomacy.[4] She was a Benton Fellow in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Chicago, as well as a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.[5] Dougherty also studied at Leningrad State University in the Soviet Union.
Personal life[edit]
Dougherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 at age 50.[6] She is an Iowa Hawkeye fan.
References[edit]
- ^ "CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters". CNN. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/dougherty.jill.html
- ^ Jill Dougherty, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Retrieved: 29 January 2017
- ^ Harvard faculty
- ^ Krinsky, Alissa (September 5, 2009). "Jill Dougherty Says Cancer Taught Her "What Really Mattered"". MediaBistro - TVNewser. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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