“I was drawn to journalism because of the need to be the necessary voice - not to force my opinions on others but to broaden the stage for the debate…”

— Gwen Ifill

On her career path in “Journalist Gwen Ifill: In Her Own Words” https://www.npr.org/2016/11/14/502050955/journalist-gwen-ifill-in-her-own-words in NPR (2016 Nov 14)

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American journalist, television newscaster and author 1955–2016

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