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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1945 as '''Gail Gleason''',<ref name="cby"/> Collins has a B.A. in journalism from [[Marquette University]]<ref name="marquette">{{Cite web|title=Marquette University Centennial of Women: Books in Communication, Speech & Journalism|publisher=[[Marquette University]]|url=http://www.marquette.edu/library/information/news/2009/Centennial_comm.html|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref> and an [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] in government from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]].<ref name="amherst"/> She wrote for Connecticut Publications like the [[Advocate Weekly Newspapers|Hartford Advocate]] and, in 1972, founded the Connecticut State News Bureau, a [[news agency|news service]] providing coverage of the state capital and [[Connecticut]] politics; when she sold it in 1977, it had grown into the largest service of its kind in the United States.<ref name="nyt-bio"/> Collins later wrote as a columnist for the ''[[New York Daily News]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'', and the ''Connecticut Business Journal'', as a financial reporter for ''[[United Press International]]'', and as a [[Public administration|public affairs]] host for [[Connecticut Public Television]].<ref name="nyt-bio"/><ref name="knight">{{Cite web|title=Knight Fellowships: 2003 Knight Lecture: Gail Collins|publisher=[[Stanford University]]|url=http://knight.stanford.edu/lectures/knight/2003/index.html|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref>
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1945 as '''Gail Gleason''',<ref name="cby"/> Collins has a B.A. in journalism from [[Marquette University]]<ref name="marquette">{{Cite web|title=Marquette University Centennial of Women: Books in Communication, Speech & Journalism|publisher=[[Marquette University]]|url=http://www.marquette.edu/library/information/news/2009/Centennial_comm.html|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref> and an [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] in government from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]].<ref name="amherst"/> She wrote for Connecticut publications like the [[Advocate Weekly Newspapers|Hartford Advocate]] and, in 1972, founded the Connecticut State News Bureau, a [[news agency|news service]] providing coverage of the state capital and [[Connecticut]] politics; when she sold it in 1977, it had grown into the largest service of its kind in the United States.<ref name="nyt-bio"/> Collins later wrote as a columnist for the ''[[New York Daily News]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'', and the ''Connecticut Business Journal'', as a financial reporter for ''[[United Press International]]'', and as a [[Public administration|public affairs]] host for [[Connecticut Public Television]].<ref name="nyt-bio"/><ref name="knight">{{Cite web|title=Knight Fellowships: 2003 Knight Lecture: Gail Collins|publisher=[[Stanford University]]|url=http://knight.stanford.edu/lectures/knight/2003/index.html|accessdate=October 28, 2009}}</ref>


Collins joined ''The New York Times'' in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, and later as an op-ed columnist. In 2001, she was named the paper's first female [[Editorial page|Editorial Page]] [[Managing editor|Editor]], a position she held for six years. She resigned from this post at the beginning of 2007 to take a six-month leave to focus on writing her book ''When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present'', returning to the ''Times'' as a regular columnist in July 2007.<ref name="nyt-bio"/> During her tenure with the New York Times, she has documented the incident of [[Mitt Romney]]'s dog, [[Seamus (dog)|Seamus]], riding on the roof of Romney's car during a family vacation, on over 50 different occasions. [http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/12/20/144004616/why-is-times-columnist-gail-collins-so-obsessed-with-mitt-romneys-dog] [http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/romney-being-dogged-by-seamus-6645] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romneys-dog-on-the-car-roof-story-still-proves-to-be-his-critics-best-friend/2012/03/14/gIQAp2LxCS_story.html]
Collins joined ''The New York Times'' in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, and later as an op-ed columnist. In 2001, she was named the paper's first female [[Editorial page|Editorial Page]] [[Managing editor|Editor]], a position she held for six years. She resigned from this post at the beginning of 2007 to take a six-month leave to focus on writing her book ''When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present'', returning to the ''Times'' as a regular columnist in July 2007.<ref name="nyt-bio"/> During her tenure with the New York Times, she has documented the incident of [[Mitt Romney]]'s dog, [[Seamus (dog)|Seamus]], riding on the roof of Romney's car during a family vacation, on over 50 different occasions. [http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/12/20/144004616/why-is-times-columnist-gail-collins-so-obsessed-with-mitt-romneys-dog] [http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/romney-being-dogged-by-seamus-6645] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romneys-dog-on-the-car-roof-story-still-proves-to-be-his-critics-best-friend/2012/03/14/gIQAp2LxCS_story.html]

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Gail Collins (born November 25, 1945[1]) is an American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with the New York Times.[2][3] Joining the Times in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, from 2001 to 2007 she served as the paper's Editorial Page Editor – the first woman to attain that position.[2] Collins writes a semi-weekly op-ed column for the Times, published Thursdays and Saturdays.[2] She also co-authors a blog with David Brooks, "The Conversation," at NYTimes.com, featuring political commentary.[4]

Biography

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1945 as Gail Gleason,[1] Collins has a B.A. in journalism from Marquette University[5] and an M.A. in government from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[3] She wrote for Connecticut publications like the Hartford Advocate and, in 1972, founded the Connecticut State News Bureau, a news service providing coverage of the state capital and Connecticut politics; when she sold it in 1977, it had grown into the largest service of its kind in the United States.[2] Collins later wrote as a columnist for the New York Daily News, Newsday, and the Connecticut Business Journal, as a financial reporter for United Press International, and as a public affairs host for Connecticut Public Television.[2][6]

Collins joined The New York Times in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, and later as an op-ed columnist. In 2001, she was named the paper's first female Editorial Page Editor, a position she held for six years. She resigned from this post at the beginning of 2007 to take a six-month leave to focus on writing her book When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, returning to the Times as a regular columnist in July 2007.[2] During her tenure with the New York Times, she has documented the incident of Mitt Romney's dog, Seamus, riding on the roof of Romney's car during a family vacation, on over 50 different occasions. [1] [2] [3]

Beyond her work as a journalist, Collins has published several books: The Millennium Book, which she co-authored with her husband, CBS News producer Dan Collins; Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity and American Politics; America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines; the aforementioned When Everything Changed;[2][5] and As Texas Goes: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda'. [7]

Collins has also taught journalism at Southern Connecticut State University and, as of Fall 2009, Collins co-teaches (with Seth Lipsky) an opinion writing course in Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She occasionally appears alongside her New York Times colleague David Brooks as a fill-in for Mark Shields on PBS Newshour's Political Wrap. She has been a frequent guest on NPR[8] and on the radio talk show of Jon Wiener in Southern California.[9]

Bibliography

  • With Dan Collins: The Millennium Book. Main Street Books. 1990. ISBN 0-385-41165-0.
  • America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates and Heroines. William Morrow and Company. 2003. ISBN 0-06-018510-4.
  • Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity and American Politics. William Morrow and Company. 1998. ISBN 0-688-14914-6.
  • When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present. Little, Brown and Company. 2009. ISBN 0-316-05954-4.
  • As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda. New York: Liveright Publishing Corp., 2012. ISBN 978-0-87140-407-7

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