Thomas B. Edsall
| Thomas Byrne Edsall | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Journalist, Author, Professor |
| Known for | Author, academic |
Thomas Byrne Edsall (born August 22, 1941) is an American journalist and academic, best known for his 25 years covering national politics for the Washington Post.[1]
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[edit] Life and career
Edsall holds the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professorship in Public Affairs Journalism at Columbia University,[1] and is a correspondent for The New Republic and an online columnist for the New York Times.[2] He was the political editor of the Huffington Post from 2007 to 2009,[3] and a correspondent for the National Journal from 2006 to 2007.[1] In November and December 2006, Edsall was a guest columnist for the print edition of the New York Times Op-Ed page.[4][5]
Edsall was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Richard Linn Edsall and Katherine Byrne.[6] He attended Brown University and received his B.A. from Boston University in 1966. He is married and lives with his wife, Mary (daughter of Karl Deutsch), in New York and Washington, D.C.,[6] with whom he co-authored the book Chain Reaction.[7]
[edit] Awards and fellowships
- Bill Pryor Memorial Award, Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, 1981[8]
- Carey McWilliams Award, American Political Science Association, 1994[9]
- Fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars[1]
- Six Media Fellowships at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University[1]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Published works
- Edsall, Thomas B. (1984). The New Politics of Inequality. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0393302504.
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- A 1992 Pulitzer finalist in the category of General Non-Fiction.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Thomas B. Edsall". Faculty. Columbia Journalism School. http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/profile/35-thomas-b-edsall/10. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "About Campaign Stops". Campaign Stops. The New York Times. http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ Charlip, Lauren (May 7, 2007). "Movers". Mediaweek 17 (19): 27.
- ^ Mitchell, Greg (November 25, 2006). "Despite Election Results, Edsall Still Sees 'Red'". Editor & Publisher. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Article/Despite-Election-Results-Edsall-Still-Sees-Red-. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ Edsall, Thomas (November 26, 2006). "Edsall Responds to 'E&P' Editor's Critique". Editor & Publisher. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Article/Edsall-Responds-to-E-amp-P-Editor-s-Critique. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Mary Deutsch Wed To Thomas Edsall". The New York Times: p. 34. August 23, 1965.
- ^ "The University Record". Thomas, Mary Edsall to deliver Yablonky Lecture. University of Michigan. November 2, 1992. http://www.ur.umich.edu/9293/Nov02_92/12.htm. Retrieved January 04, 2012.
- ^ "Edsall, Thomas Byrne". Social Networks and Archival Context Project. University of Virginia. http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=edsall-thomas-byrne-cr.xml. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Post Reporter Wins Carey McWilliams Award". The Washington Post. June 4, 1994. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-894022.html. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
[edit] Further reading
- Booknotes interview with Edsall on Chain Reaction, December 15, 1991.
- Marquis Who's Who in America, 2011
