Gail Collins
| Gail Collins | |
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| Born | Gail Gleason November 25, 1945 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist, op-ed columnist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Marquette University |
| Notable works |
As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present |
| Spouse | Dan Collins |
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Gail Collins (born November 25, 1945) is a liberal / progressive American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with the New York Times. 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.
Collins writes a semi-weekly op-ed column for the Times from her liberal perspective, published Thursdays and Saturdays. In 2014 she co-authored a blog with conservative journalist David Brooks entitled "The Conversation," at NYTimes.com, featuring bi-partisan political commentary.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1945 as Gail Gleason, Collins attended Seton High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) then went on to complete a B.A. in journalism at Marquette University, in 1967, and an M.A. in government at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in 1971.
Following graduation from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, she wrote for Connecticut publications, including 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 the bureau in 1977, it had grown into the largest service of its kind in the United States. As a freelance writer in the late 1970s she wrote weekly columns for the Connecticut Business Journal and was a public affairs host for Connecticut Public Television.
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