Dorothy Thompson | |
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 Thompson in 1930 | |
| Born | Dorothy Celene Thompson July 9, 1893 Lancaster, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1961 (aged 67) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Education | Lewis Institute Syracuse University |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Dorothy Celene Thompson (July 9, 1893 – January 30, 1961) was an American journalist and radio broadcaster. She was the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany in 1934 and was one of the few women news commentators broadcasting on radio during the 1930s.[1][2] Thompson is regarded by some as the "First Lady of American Journalism"[3] and was recognized by Time magazine in 1939 as equal in influence to Eleanor Roosevelt.[4] Recordings of her NBC Radio commentary and analysis of the European situation and the start of World War II (from Aug. 23-Sept. 6, 1939) were selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2023, based on their "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage."[5]
- ^ Kurth, Peter (1990). All American Cassandra: The Life of Dorothy Thompson. Boston: Little Brown & Co.
- ^ Nancy, Cott (April 30, 2020). "A Good Journalist Understands That Fascism Can Happen Anywhere, Anytime: On the 1930s Antifascist Writing of Dorothy Thompson". Literary Hub. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Sanders, Marion K. (1973). Dorothy Thompson: A legend in her time. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- ^ "The Press: Cartwheel Girl". Time. June 12, 1939. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Recording Registry: 2023". National Recording Preservation Board. Library of Congress. Retrieved April 12, 2023.