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Line 22: + − In 1931, she moved to the morning ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' as women's editor and general assignment reporter, a position that she held until 1937. Thereafter she spent a year as the part-time public relations assistant for the Louisiana State Library and as the pivotal Baton Rouge correspondent for the former ''New Orleans Item'' and the wire service, [[United Press International]].<ref name=lahist/> −
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She began her career in 1928 as a reporter for the defunct ''Baton Rouge State-Times,'' an afternoon daily. At the time [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], had been elected governor and was offering a populist ageneda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/23/archives/margaret-dixon-political-writer-editor-in-baton-rouge-dies.html|title=Margaret Dixon, Political Writer|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 23, 1970|page-43|accessdate=January 12, 2020; under pay wall}}</ref>
She began her career in 1928 as a reporter for the defunct ''Baton Rouge State-Times,'' an afternoon daily. At the time [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], had been elected governor and was offering a populist ageneda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/23/archives/margaret-dixon-political-writer-editor-in-baton-rouge-dies.html|title=Margaret Dixon, Political Writer|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 23, 1970|page-43|accessdate=January 12, 2020; under pay wall}}</ref>
In 1931, she moved to the morning ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' as women's editor and general assignment reporter, a position that she held until 1937. Thereafter she spent a year as the part-time public relations assistant for the Louisiana State Library and as the pivotal Baton Rouge correspondent for the former ''New Orleans Item'' and the wire service, [[United Press International]].<ref name=lahist/>
In 1938, Dixon became city editor of ''The Morning Advocate,'' a position that she retained until 1942, when she became assistant managing editor for some seven years. In 1949, she was promoted to her final position of managing editor.<ref name=lahist/> In her last three years at ''The Advocate,'' Kenneth L. Dixon (1915-1986) (no relation) was the editor of the editorial page.
In 1938, Dixon became city editor of ''The Morning Advocate,'' a position that she retained until 1942, when she became assistant managing editor for some seven years. In 1949, she was promoted to her final position of managing editor.<ref name=lahist/> In her last three years at ''The Advocate,'' Kenneth L. Dixon (1915-1986) (no relation) was the editor of the editorial page.