Elizabeth Farnsworth
Elizabeth Farnsworth (born December 23, 1943) is a journalist, author, filmmaker, former foreign correspondent and former chief correspondent and principal substitute anchor of
PBS NewsHour with
Jim Lehrer. She has written two books, including a novella, ''Last Light'', which was published by Flint Hills Publishing (March, 2024), and a memoir. Her 2008 documentary,
The Judge and the General, (co-directed with Patricio Lanfranco), aired on television around the world, winning many awards. She has reported from Cambodia, Vietnam, Chile, Haiti, Iraq, and Iran, among other places. Having lived in Peru, Chile, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. for extended periods, she now lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, attorney Charles E. Farnsworth. They have two married children and six grandchildren.
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