The HistoryMakers video oral history with Karen DeWitt.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (8 video files (3 hr., 44 min., 31 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2012.120 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | DeWitt, Karen, 1944- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Karen DeWitt |
| Portion of title | Karen DeWitt |
| Abstract | Journalist and communications executive Karen DeWitt was born on April 18, 1944. She graduated from Miami University with her B.A. degree in English and philosophy. From 1966 to 1968, she enrolled in the U.S. Peace Corps where she served in Ethiopia. DeWitt was hired by the Washington Post as a staff writer in 1977. The New York Times then hired DeWitt as its national correspondent, where she served until 1981. At USA Today, DeWitt served as a foreign correspondent, White House correspondent and national editor. DeWitt was then hired as senior producer for the ABC News television magazine Nightline. She was then appointed to communications executive roles for the Washington D.C. Water and Sewer Authority and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a civil and human rights coalition. In 2011, DeWitt was named communications manager for the prisoners' rights advocacy group The Sentencing Project. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2012 June 16. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2012.120 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |