Sunday, January 07, 2007
In Memoriam: Sonja Hillgren
Journalist Sonja Hillgren Has Died, Remembered for Her Coverage of Food Stamps and Other Nutrition Programs
A prominent journalist Sonja Hillgren died Dec. 19, 2006, after a long battle with brain cancer at age 58. Hillgren was an influential figure in the anti-hunger community who had given much mentoring on covering agricultural issues, including nutrition, said Ellen Vollinger of the Food Research and Action Center. Hillgren often included food stamp and WIC and other nutrition programs on her beat, Vollinger said. Hillgren was senior vice president of editorial services for Farm Journal Media, the parent company of Farm Journal, which she edited from 1995 to 2004. She also worked for United Press International and Knight-Ridder Newspapers and served as president of the National Press Club in 1996.
Also see http://tinyurl.com/u37vd (“In Memoriam: Sonja Hillgren,” mediabistro.com, December 20, 2006)
::Shelley
A prominent journalist Sonja Hillgren died Dec. 19, 2006, after a long battle with brain cancer at age 58. Hillgren was an influential figure in the anti-hunger community who had given much mentoring on covering agricultural issues, including nutrition, said Ellen Vollinger of the Food Research and Action Center. Hillgren often included food stamp and WIC and other nutrition programs on her beat, Vollinger said. Hillgren was senior vice president of editorial services for Farm Journal Media, the parent company of Farm Journal, which she edited from 1995 to 2004. She also worked for United Press International and Knight-Ridder Newspapers and served as president of the National Press Club in 1996.
Also see http://tinyurl.com/u37vd (“In Memoriam: Sonja Hillgren,” mediabistro.com, December 20, 2006)
::Shelley
Labels: Food Stamps, nutrition
