PBS NewsHour Anchor Gwen Ifill has died, according to several media reports. Ifill was a pioneer in broadcast media, who fought discrimination as a woman and an African-American. Tributes are coming in via Twitter from politicians, journalists and the many people who admired her.
A co-worker left Gwen Ifill a note: “N——r go home.” Boston Herald editors were so apologetic that they offered her a job. Then, she soared.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 14, 2016
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Saddened by the passing of Gwen Ifill – a true trailblazer in her field and a role model for young women journalists across the nation.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 14, 2016
Gwen Ifill was an outstanding journalist who reported with courage and integrity. We will all miss her.
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) November 14, 2016
.@gwenifill I’m heartbroken and not ready for the past tense with you. Sending all the love in the world to your family and loved ones.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 14, 2016
Here is Gwen Ifill calling out hate speech, again to a table full of men who all try to speak over her. pic.twitter.com/NKAtFaXVtS
— Media Matters (@mmfa) November 14, 2016
Oh my heart is breaking. Love you and miss you @gwenifill RIP
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) November 14, 2016
I am heartbroken to report that Gwen Ifill has died. Ifill had been battling cancer. She was 61.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 14, 2016
Gwen. https://t.co/B2lX7aqZge pic.twitter.com/bi03cl8eyt
— Abbie Ruzicka (@AbbieRuzicka) November 14, 2016
Very sad to learn we have lost Gwen Ifill. Gwen represented the best of broadcast journalism. Our hearts are broken.
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) November 14, 2016
Re-read Gwen Ifill’s @nytimes op-ed about Don Imus, “Trash Talk Radio.” https://t.co/jTfLtlFEjh pic.twitter.com/WXHAnoRd0p
— David Gura (@davidgura) November 14, 2016
(Cover photo courtesy of PBS NewsHour, used with Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. The original picture was cropped to fit the space.)