Frances L. Lewine, an assignment editor and field producer for CNN, died on Jan. 19 after an apparent stroke. She was 86. As a White House correspondent for The Associated Press, Lewine covered six presidential administrations (Eisenhower to Carter), and was considered by many to be a pioneer for women in journalism. She was best known for participating in a class-action lawsuit against the AP that resulted in a $2 million settlement and forced changes in the wire service's policies on salaries, assignments, promotions, pensions and hiring. Lewine was elected to the Washington Society of Professional Journalists' Hall of Fame and to the Hunter College Hall of Fame, her alma mater.