Clare Hollingworth ( 10 October 1911 -- 10 January 2017 ) was an English journalist and author , who was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II , described as '' the scoop of the century '' .
Clare Hollingworth ( 10 October 1911 -- 10 January 2017 ) was an English journalist and author . 
 She was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II , described as '' the scoop of the century '' .