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PBS launches journalism fellowship in honor of late anchor Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

PBS NewsHour has launched the Jim Lehrer Journalism Fellowship in honor of award-winning PBS anchor Jim Lehrer who passed away in January aged 85, reports The Hill.

Funding for the fellowship is also being offered from the Jim Lehrer Memorial Fund.

Lehrer co-anchored “PBS NewsHour” alongside Robert MacNeil for two decades before anchoring the program solo for nearly 16 years.

“There never has been a greater need for bright young journalists. There never has been a better model than Jim Lehrer,” said “PBS NewsHour” anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff.

“Jim would be thrilled to know a young journalist has a chance to learn about news gathering from the program created in his name. We all look forward to welcoming the Jim Lehrer fellows to the NewsHour.”

The fellowship will be open to college graduates pursuing a journalism career, and “will offer hands-on experience across NewsHour’s broadcast and online editorial and production units,” according to PBS.

Mariam Ahmed

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