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PBS NewsHour and the Washington Press Club Foundation Are Creating a Fellowship in Honor of Gwen Ifill

“At a time when the world needs Gwen Ifill more than ever, her passing reminded us just how many seeds she planted through mentorship and friendship with up and coming journalists"

A common theme of much of deep outpouring of grief and remembrances following journalist Gwen Ifill’s death from endometrial cancer in November of last year was a sense of how deeply supportive Ifill had been of other journalists throughout her career.

It is fitting then, that PBS NewsHour, where she had served as co-anchor and managing editor up until her death, and the Washington Press Club Foundation, which hosts its 73rd annual Congressional Dinner tonight, will be honoring her memory with the creation of a journalism fellowship program, called The Gwen Ifill/PBS NewsHour Journalism Fellowship.

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