Editing Maria Shriver (section)

===Media career and advocacy===
In her book ''[[Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into The Real World]]'' (2000), Shriver says that she became passionate about [[broadcast journalism]] after being sent to the back of the campaign plane with the [[press corps]] while volunteering for her father's [[1972 United States presidential election|1972 U.S. vice presidential race]], calling these orders "the best thing that ever happened to me". After her journalism career began with [[KYW-TV]] in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, she co-anchored ''[[The Early Show|The CBS Morning News]]'' with [[Forrest Sawyer]] from August 1985 until August 1986, co-anchored [[NBC News]]'s ''[[Weekend Today|Sunday Today]]'' from 1987 until 1990. Shriver also served as Saturday anchor 1989 & Sunday 1990 and contributing anchor 1996-1999 of ''[[NBC Nightly News]]''. She was a contributing anchor on ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' from 1992 until 2004. In August 2003, Shriver took an unpaid leave of absence from NBC News when her husband became a candidate in the [[California gubernatorial recall election, 2003|2003 California gubernatorial recall election]].

Following her husband's November 17, 2003, inauguration as the 38th Governor of California, she became the First Lady of California. She then returned to reporting, making two more appearances for ''Dateline NBC''.

On February 3, 2004, Shriver asked to be "relieved of [her] duties at NBC News," citing concerns the network had over the conflict of interest between her role as a journalist and her status as the First Lady of California and her increasing role as an advocate of her husband's administration.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/02/04/maria-shriver-leaves-nbc-news/ |title=Maria Shriver leaves NBC News
|publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 4, 2004 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |author=Susman, Gary |archive-date=June 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627073801/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,587213,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

She appeared as herself in the film ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' (1993). She also played a minor role as herself in "Be Prepared", a 2006 episode of the television series ''[[That's So Raven]]'' promoting a "Preparedness Plan". On March 23, 2007, Shriver returned to television news as substitute host of panel-discussion talk show ''[[Larry King Live]]'' on CNN with musician [[Sheryl Crow]] and other guests.

Shriver announced that she would not return to the news media after the excessive media coverage of the death of [[Anna Nicole Smith]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-10-24-shriver-NBC_N.htm?csp=34 |title=Maria Shriver won't return to NBC News |date=October 24, 2007 |work=USA Today |access-date=April 28, 2008 |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=April 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419020730/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-10-24-shriver-NBC_N.htm?csp=34 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Tanner |date=May 16, 2007 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN1546390720070516 |title=Shriver says Anna Nicole frenzy ended her TV return |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=April 28, 2008 |archive-date=January 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107185701/http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN1546390720070516 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shriver subsequently returned to the news media.<ref name="USA Today">{{cite news |title=Maria Shriver heading back to NBC as special anchor |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/04/30/maria-shriver-heading-back-to-nbc-as-special-anchor/2123191/ |work=USA Today |access-date=April 30, 2013 |date=April 30, 2013 |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228022654/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/04/30/maria-shriver-heading-back-to-nbc-as-special-anchor/2123191/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Mediabistro">{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/maria-shriver-returns-to-today_b200471 |title=Maria Shriver Returns to 'Today' – TVNewser |publisher=Mediabistro.com |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-date=October 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018190355/https://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/maria-shriver-returns-to-today_b200471 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Maria Shriver speaking about the California Alzheimer's Task Force.ogg|thumb|Shriver, in 2019, talking about the inaugural meeting of the California Alzheimer's Task Force, which she chairs.]]
In 2003, Shriver's father [[Sargent Shriver]] was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and she became an advocate and fundraiser for Alzheimer's patient care and [[biomedical research]].<ref name="AlzOrgProfile">{{cite web |title=Maria Shriver Highlights Alzheimer's Disease |url=http://alz.org/mariashriver/mariashriver.asp |publisher=[[Alzheimer's Association]] |access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> Shriver was the executive producer of ''The Alzheimer's Project'', a four-part documentary series that premiered on [[HBO]] in May 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/ |title=HBO Documentaries: The Alzheimer's Project |author=HBO |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012183320/http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and later earned two [[Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/hbo-tops-2009-creative-arts-emmys-nbc-leads-nets |title=Tina Fey, Justin Timberlake Among Big Creative Arts Winners |publisher=Emmys.com |date=September 12, 2009 |access-date=March 23, 2011 |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527065731/http://www.emmys.com/articles/hbo-tops-2009-creative-arts-emmys-nbc-leads-nets |url-status=live }}</ref> It was described by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as "ambitious, disturbing, emotionally fraught and carefully optimistic".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-08-et-alzheimers8-story.html |title=Grace and pain in 'Alzheimer's' |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 29, 2021|first=Mary |last=McNamara |date=May 8, 2009 |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024042804/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/08/entertainment/et-alzheimers8 |url-status=live }}</ref> The series took a close look at cutting-edge research being done in the country's leading Alzheimer's laboratories. The documentary also examined the effects of this disease on patients and families. One of the Emmy Award-winning films, ''Grandpa, Do you Know Who I Am?'' is based on Shriver's best-selling children's book dealing with Alzheimer's.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103953870 |title=Maria Shriver Turns Spotlight On Alzheimer's |date=May 10, 2009 |work=NPR.org |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014023446/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103953870 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Shriver published the coloring book ''Color Your Mind'', a coloring book for people with Alzheimer's.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/maria-shrivers-coloring-book-for-alzheimers-patients-and-their-families/2017/05/26/11e3c70a-3fc0-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html|title=Maria Shriver's coloring book for Alzheimer's patients and their families|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130063701/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/maria-shrivers-coloring-book-for-alzheimers-patients-and-their-families/2017/05/26/11e3c70a-3fc0-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shriver has been a lifelong advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. She is a member of the International Board of [[Special Olympics]], the organization her mother founded in 1968.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/14/shriver.funeral/index.html |title=Special Olympics Torch Lights Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Funeral |access-date=October 8, 2014 |work=CNN |date=August 15, 2009 |archive-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013233129/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/14/shriver.funeral/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She is also on the advisory board of [[Best Buddies]], a one-to-one friendship and jobs program for people with intellectual disabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bestbuddies.org/in-the-news/257-sportsillustrated092109 |title=Shriver's legacy lives on through Best Buddies |access-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026170148/http://www.bestbuddies.org/in-the-news/257-sportsillustrated092109 |archive-date=October 26, 2010 }}</ref> In addition, Shriver serves as Chair of the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle, a bike ride that raises millions of dollars for programs supporting people with intellectual disabilities. As First Lady, Shriver has been instrumental in the hiring of individuals with intellectual disabilities in the capitol and in various state offices through her WE Include program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weinclude.ca.gov/ |title=We Include |publisher=State of California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117061032/http://weinclude.ca.gov/ |archive-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> In February 2008, Shriver launched an ice cream company called [[Lovin' Scoopful]] with her brother, [[Tim Shriver]]. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds from Lovin' Scoopful benefits the [[Special Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/using-ice-cream-for-good_b_556240 |title=Using Ice Cream for Good: How Lovin' Scoopful is Working for the Special Olympics |date=April 29, 2010 |work=HuffPost |access-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015193721/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-samson/using-ice-cream-for-good_b_556240.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2008, Shriver executive-produced ''American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/criticscorner/2008-01-20-critics-corner_N.htm?csp=34 |work=USA Today |title=Critic's Corner Monday |first=Robert |last=Bianco |date=January 21, 2008}}</ref> The documentary originally aired on PBS on January 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidealistmovie.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124063922/http://www.americanidealistmovie.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2008 |title=American Idealist |publisher=Americanidealistmovie.org |date=January 21, 2008 |access-date=March 23, 2011 }}</ref> The film chronicled the life, accomplishments and vision of her father, [[Sargent Shriver]]. Shriver also serves on the advisory board of the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute, which raises public awareness of her father's legacy as a peacebuilder and offers educational and training programs grounded in the principles of public service that motivate the many programs he created, including the [[Peace Corps]], [[Job Corps]], [[Head Start (program)|Head Start]], and [[Legal Services Corporation|Legal Services for the Poor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.womensconference.org/maria-shriver |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223085726/http://www.womensconference.org/maria-shriver/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2009 |title=California First Lady Maria Shriver |publisher=Womensconference.org |date=November 17, 2003 |access-date=March 23, 2011 }}</ref>

In 2018, she published ''I've Been Thinking...: Reflections Prayers and Meditations for a Meaningful Life'', which became an instant No. 1 ''New York Times'' bestseller.<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0525522607|title = I've Been Thinking ...: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life|last1 = Shriver|first1 = Maria|year = 2018| publisher=Penguin }}</ref> Shriver released a companion journal, ''I've Been Thinking...The Journal: Reflections, Prayers and Inspirations for Your Meaningful Life'', in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/parents/hoda-jenna-shared-their-mother-s-day-wish-list-t152343|title=Hoda and Jenna revealed their Mother's Day wish lists — and we want everything|website=TODAY.com|date=May 7, 2019 |access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604022521/https://www.today.com/parents/hoda-jenna-shared-their-mother-s-day-wish-list-t152343|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shriver and her daughter, Christina Schwarzenegger, were co-executive producers of ''[[Take Your Pills]]'' (2018), an hour-long documentary on [[psychostimulant]] medications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/films/122686|title=SXSW 2018 Schedule|website=sxsw.com|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328103338/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/films/122686|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== The Shriver Report ====
In October 2009, Shriver launched "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything", a national study and comprehensive report conducted in partnership with the [[Center for American Progress]], USC's Annenberg Center on Communication, Leadership and Policy, and the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]. The Shriver Report revealed that American women, for the first time, make up half of the United States workforce and studied how that fact is impacting major institutions like family, business, government and faith organizations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33247001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017235153/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33247001/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2009 |title=Special report: Women today |publisher=MSNBC |access-date=March 23, 2011}}</ref> The report was released in 2013 in partnership with ''TIME''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1930506,00.html |title=The American Woman |date=October 26, 2009 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=October 8, 2014 |first=Richard |last=Stengel |archive-date=August 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826135938/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1930506,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[NBC News]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/04/womans_nation.html|title=A Woman's Nation – Center for American Progress|date=April 15, 2009|access-date=May 16, 2010|archive-date=October 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014133247/http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/04/womans_nation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''The New York Times'', the report "was modeled on [[Presidential Commission on the Status of Women|a study undertaken almost 50 years ago]] during the administration of [[John F. Kennedy]], Shriver's uncle, and led by [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/business/media/29nbc.html|title=NBC Plans a Week of Coverage on Evolving Role of Women|first=Bill|last=Carter|date=September 28, 2009|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 10, 2017|archive-date=December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232036/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/business/media/29nbc.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The report features, among other things, writings by public figures including [[Suze Orman]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Tammy Duckworth]], [[Billie Jean King]], [[Heidi Hartmann]], [[Susan J. Douglas]], [[Stephanie Coontz]], [[Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner]], [[John Podesta]], and [[Oprah Winfrey]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nY6-O9P532sC&q=shriver+report&pg=PT1 |title=The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything |access-date=October 8, 2014 |isbn=9781439187630 |last1=Shriver |first1=Maria |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154132/https://books.google.com/books?id=nY6-O9P532sC&q=shriver+report&pg=PT1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2010 ''The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's'' was published.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhNGy-9utp0C&q=woman%27s+nation+alzheimer%27s+launched&pg=PT99 |title=The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes On Alzheimer's |access-date=October 8, 2014 |isbn=9781451628999 |last1=Shriver |first1=Maria |date=October 19, 2010 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154133/https://books.google.com/books?id=PhNGy-9utp0C&q=woman%27s+nation+alzheimer%27s+launched&pg=PT99 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a study by Maria Shriver and the [[Alzheimer's Association]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhNGy-9utp0C&q=shriver+report |title=The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes On Alzheimer's |access-date=October 8, 2014 |isbn=9781451628999 |last1=Shriver |first1=Maria |date=October 19, 2010 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154114/https://books.google.com/books?id=PhNGy-9utp0C&q=shriver+report |url-status=live }}</ref> It features, among other things, writings by public figures including [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Laura Bush]], [[Patti Davis]], [[Soleil Moon Frye]], [[Rosalynn Carter]], [[Susan Collins]], [[Kathleen Sebelius]], [[Barbara Mikulski]], and [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhNGy-9utp0C&q=shriver+alzheimer%27s |title=The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes On Alzheimer's |access-date=October 8, 2014 |isbn=9781451628999 |last1=Shriver |first1=Maria |date=October 19, 2010 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154128/https://books.google.com/books?id=PhNGy-9utp0C&q=shriver+alzheimer%27s |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, ''The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back from the Brink'' was published; it is about women and their children in poverty.<ref name="amazon.com">{{Cite book|title=The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back from the Brink: Maria Shriver, Olivia Morgan, Karen Skelton|isbn=9781137279743|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |date=March 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shriverreport.org/a-special-message-from-maria-shriver-the-shriver-report-team/|title=A Special Message from Maria Shriver & the Shriver Report Team|date=July 31, 2014|access-date=October 3, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154931/http://shriverreport.org/a-special-message-from-maria-shriver-the-shriver-report-team/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is by Maria Shriver, with editors Olivia Morgan, and Karen Skelton, and features, among other things, writings by public figures including [[Carol Gilligan]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Joan Chittister]], [[Ai-Jen Poo]], [[Eva Longoria]], [[Stephanie Coontz]], [[Jennifer Garner]], [[Kathleen Sebelius]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith]], [[Anne-Marie Slaughter]], [[Tory Burch]], [[Sheryl Sandberg]], [[Kirsten Gillibrand]], [[Barbara Ehrenreich]], [[LeBron James]], and [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="amazon.com" /><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ooXngEACAAJ&q=shriver+report+brink |title=The Shriver Report |access-date=October 8, 2014 |isbn=9781137279743 |last1=Shriver |first1=Maria |last2=Progress |first2=Center for American |date=March 11, 2014 |publisher=Macmillan |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154114/https://books.google.com/books?id=3ooXngEACAAJ&q=shriver+report+brink |url-status=live }}</ref>