Joan Shorenstein
Born1947
DiedMarch 10, 1985 (aged 38)
OccupationJournalist
Notable credit(s)The Washington Post, CBS News
SpouseMichael Barone
Children1
Parent(s)Phyllis Finley Shorenstein
Walter Shorenstein
Relatives Carole Shorenstein Hays (sister)
Douglas W. Shorenstein (brother)
Hyman Schorenstein (uncle)

Joan Shorenstein (1947 – March 10, 1985) was an American journalist for The Washington Post and producer for CBS News.

She died of cancer in 1985 at the age of 38.[1]

Early life

Shorenstein was born in San Francisco as one of three children of real estate developer Walter Shorenstein[2] and Phyllis Finley.[3] Her father was born Jewish and her mother converted to Judaism.[4] She had two siblings: Broadway producer Carole Shorenstein Hays and real estate investor Douglas W. Shorenstein, the chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Shorenstein obtained her degree from Mills College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She later did graduate work at Harvard Divinity School. In 1970, she was recommended to work as a political researcher for The Washington Post.[1]

Career

Shorenstein began working for The Washington Post with no prior journalism experience. She left the Post in 1973 and began working for CBS News. She quickly worked her way up after just a year, becoming the associate producer of Face the Nation, and in 1979 she was appointed to producer.[1]

Family

In 1975, she married Michael Barone, a senior writer for U.S. News & World Report.[1] They had one daughter, Sarah.[2]

In 1985 Joan Shorenstein died of breast cancer and the following year, her parents donated $5 million to Harvard University to establish what is now known as the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.[5] It is currently run by Nancy Gibbs, former editor in chief of Time and former editorial director of the Time Inc. News Group.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Joan Shorenstein - Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy". Shorenstein Center. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b Robert Selna (2010-06-24). "Street-smart developer shaped S.F. skyline". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ New York Times: "Phyllis Shorenstein, 76, Patron Of Asian Arts in San Francisco" By Kathleen Teltsch Archived 2019-04-24 at the Wayback Machine June 24, 1994
  4. ^ San Francisco Gate: "Second Acts / San Francisco's Carole Shorenstein Hays has built a career on Broadway by taking calculated risks" by Steven Winn Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine October 31, 2004
  5. ^ "25 Years and Counting for the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy". Harvard Kennedy School. 2011-10-13. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  6. ^ "Nancy Gibbs Appointed Faculty Director of the Shorenstein Center". Shorenstein Center. 2016-04-25. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
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