Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Ethel Payne, 1987
Creator: | Payne, Ethel L. | Project: | Washington Press Club women in journalism oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) video file : digital preservation master | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteJournalist
Scope and ContentsChildhood in Chicago: influence of family on politics, religion, career, education: Crane Junior College, Garrett Biblical Institute, Medill School of Journalism; experiences with Army Special Services, Japan, 1948-51; effects of Korean War on writing career; "Chicago Defender," 1951-78,Washington correspondent, 1953-73; McCarthy hearings, Bandung Conference of 1955, Nigerian Civil War, American civil rights movement, black Americans in Vietnam War, trip to China, 1973; appointment as associate editor and return to Chicago bureau, 1973; resignation, 1978; commentator, Columbia Broadcasting System's "Spectrum Program," 1972-78; opinions on black press: treatment of black journalists, role of press in black community, impact of Jesse Jackson; reflections on women journalists; recollections of friends and collegues
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Washington Press Club Foundation, 1987
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