Yale Bulletin and Calendar

November 5, 2004|Volume 33, Number 10

Judy Woodruff

The presidential election is topic
of Poynter Lecture by CNN anchor

CNN anchor and senior correspondent Judy Woodruff will offer a reporter's-eye-view of the latest presidential campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 16, as a guest of the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale.

She will present the Poynter Lecture, titled "A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2004 Election," at 4:30 p.m. in Rm. 120 of the Law School, 127 Wall St. A reception will follow in the Alumni Reading Room.

Earlier that day, at 2:30 p.m., Woodruff will be the guest at a master's tea at Calhoun College, 434 College St.

Both events are open to the public, free of charge.

The New Haven Register is a principal sponsor of Woodruff's visit; other co-sponsors include the Yale Political Union, College Council for CARE, Media and Entertainment Group, International SIG, Yale AIDS Watch, College Democrats, Yale International Relations Association and the Asian American Students Alliance.

Woodruff, who joined CNN in 1993, anchors "Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics," the nation's first program devoted exclusively to politics. She has also anchored other major news events, including CNN's "America Votes 2004," the network's coverage of the presidential race.

This year's race marks the eighth presidential campaign Woodruff has covered since she began covering politics in Georgia, with then-Governor Jimmy Carter's successful run for the White House in 1976. For "America Votes 2004," Woodruff moderated the network's first sponsored debate in Phoenix between the 2004 Democratic presidential candidates in October 2003. Earlier that year, Woodruff moderated a Children's Defense Fund forum that brought the Democratic presidential candidates together for the first time.

Other major stories that she has covered include CNN's coverage of the war in Iraq; the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon; the crash of the Space Shuttle Columbia; the recall of California Governor Gray Davis and the election of his successor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Woodruff also moderated CNN's first two "Global Forums," international town meetings with former President Bill Clinton in 1994 and former President Jimmy Carter in 1995.

Before joining CNN, Woodruff was the chief Washington correspondent for "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour." From 1984 to 1990, she anchored public television's award-winning weekly documentary series "Frontline with Judy Woodruff." Previously, Woodruff was chief Washington, D.C., correspondent for NBC's "Today" and served as the "NBC News" White House correspondent, covering both the Carter and Reagan administrations. Prior to that, she worked for NBC and CBS affiliates in Atlanta, Georgia. Her book, "This is Judy Woodruff at the White House," published in 1982 by Addison-Wesley, documents her early experiences as a journalist.

CNN received the 2002 Edward R. Murrow Award in the Continuing Coverage category for its coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, anchored by Woodruff and Aaron Brown. Her numerous other awards include the News and Documentary Emmy Award for her coverage of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing; in 1996, Woodruff won the CableACE Awards for Best Anchor Team (with "Frontline" co-anchor Bernard Shaw) and Best Newscaster; the Freedom Forum's Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism (along with her journalist husband, Al Hunt); and the International Matrix Award from the Association for Women in Communications. In 1994, Woodruff became the first recipient of the National Women's Hall of Fame President's 21st Century Award. That same year, she and her husband were named "Washingtonians of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine for their fundraising work to fight spina bifida.

Woodruff is a founding co-chair of the International Women's Media Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging women in communication industries worldwide.

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