Diane Lewis (journalist)

Diane Lewis (died August 14, 2007) was an American journalist and writer. Lewis worked as a reporter for the Boston Globe for 26 years. She reported extensively on labor and workers' rights during her last 15 years with the Boston Globe.^[1]

Early life

Diane Lewis grew up in East Orange, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Jamaican immigrants.^[1] Her father died when she was very young and she was raised by her single mother.^[1]

Lewis obtained a bachelor's degree in English literature from Case Western University in 1975.^[1] She worked for several Cleveland area publications following her graduation. She also worked as a publicist for the Cleveland Public Library.^[1]

Lewis obtained a fellowship to attend the University of California at Berkeley. Lewis worked for the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Massachusetts, for three years after leaving UC Berkeley before being hired by the Boston Globe.^[1]

Boston Globe

Diane Lewis covered a variety of beats during her early years at the Boston Globe. The topics she reported on ranged from mental health issues to the legal system.^[1]

Lewis focused mainly on labor issues during her last 15 years at the newspaper.^[1] She reported on the labor movement, workers' rights and immigrant exploitation. Her stories could be critical of both a company's owners and management, as well as the labor unions.^[1] She was described by one Boston Globe editor as having an eye for the "underdog."^[1] She often reported specifically on poor working conditions of workers, including issues related to immigrants, those earning low incomes, and workers with bad bosses.^[1]

Death

Diane Lewis was diagnosed with cancer in 2005. She died on August 14, 2007, at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York.^[1] Lewis was 54 years old. A memorial service was held in Roxbury, Massachusetts.^[1]

Lewis was a Boston resident. She had one daughter, Karina Sharif, who attends the Pratt Institute.^[1]

External links

• Boston Globe: Diane Lewis, at 54; Globe reporter covered unions, workers rights

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Marquard, Bryan (2007-08-16). "Diane Lewis, at 54; Globe reporter covered unions, workers rights". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/08/16/diane_lewis_at_54_globe_reporter_covered_unions_workers_rights/. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 

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