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Georgie Anne Geyer Biography

Georgie Anne Geyerforeign correspondentBorn: 4/2/1935Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. After graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1956, Geyer won a Fulbright…

Edward R. Murrow

Name at birth: Egbert Roscoe MurrowThree words -- "This is London" -- made Edward R. Murrow the most dashing American radio correspondent of World War II. Murrow used the phrase to open his…

Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il was the powerful leader of North Korea from 1994 until his death in 2011. He became North Korea's maximum leader after the death of his father, longtime dictator Kim Il-sung. North Korea'…

September 2020 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Science and Technology News | US News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…

July 2021 Current Events: US News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the US…

Deadliest Countries for Journalists, 1992-2014

Each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) publishes a list of journalists killed while on assignment. The following list does not include those who were killed in accidents, such…

Nellie Bly

Name at birth: Elizabeth Jane CochranNellie Bly was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, a New York journalist whose muckraking made her a 19th-century celebrity. A victim of personal…

Lesley Stahl

Lesley StahlTV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as…

Lesley Stahl Biography

Lesley StahlTV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as…