List of UPI reporters

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This is a list of notable reporters who worked for United Press International during their careers:

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  3. ↑ "Book Arnaud de Borchgrave | Speakers Bureau | Booking Agent Info".
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  16. ↑ Franklin, Mary Beth (27 December 1984). "Inaugural committees consider military flyover". United Press International. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  17. ↑ Chambers, John (1962). "Events of 1962: 87th Congress". United Press International. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  18. ↑ Chambers, John (1964). "Events of 1964: 1964 Presidential Election". United Press International. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Funeral Services for Adlai Stevenson". WNYC. 16 July 1965. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  20. ↑ "Civil Rights Movement in 1965". United Press International. 1965. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "Preview 1966". Washington. 1966. 03'25" - minutes in. United Press International. Retrieved 16 September 2014.{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  22. ↑ "From the People" (PDF). Minnesota History Society. February 1968. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  23. ↑ "MLK: The Assassination Tapes (Full Episode) (at 40'50")". Smithsonian Channel. 11 April 1986. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  24. ↑ "RFK Near Death" (PDF). Oakland Tribune (Hood College). 5 June 1968. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  25. ↑ "Walter Cronkite Dies". CBS News. 17 July 2009.
  26. ↑ Gay, Timothy M (2013). Assignment to Hell: The War Against Nazi Germany with Correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Homer Bigart, and Hal Boyle. NAL Caliber Trade. p. 528. ISBN   978-0451417152.
  27. ↑ Goldstein, Richard (17 December 2014). "Richard C. Hottelet, CBS Newsman and Last of 'Murrow Boys,' Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  28. ↑ Goldstein, Richard (7 February 2003). "Larry LeSueur, Pioneering War Correspondent, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  29. ↑ "Author to speak about Trump/Russia book". Galesburg Register-Mail. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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