Robert J. Samuelson
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Robert J. Samuelson is a contributing editor of Newsweek and Washington Post where he has written about business and economic issues since 1977. His columns appear biweekly in both publications.[1] His articles also appear in the The Los Angeles Times, the The Boston Globe, and other influential newspapers.
He began his career in journalism as a reporter on the business desk of The Washington Post 1969. He left the paper to become a freelancer in 1973. His work has appeared in The Sunday Times, The New Republic and The Columbia Journalism Review. He joined the National Journal in 1976, where he wrote the "Economic Focus" column. He was a contributing editor there from 1981 to 1984, until he left to write for Newsweek.[2]
Samuelson was born in New York City.[3] He received his bachelor's degree in 1967 from Harvard University, where he majored in government.[4]He lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife, Judith Herr, their daughter, and two sons.[2] His commentary focuses on illustrating and explaining economic problems, with conclusions based on extensive facts and figures. One of his recurring topics is Social Security and the unwilligness of the politicians to deal with problems he and others believe it will have in the future.
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[edit] Journalism awards
Samuelson has received:[2]
- 1993 John Hancock Award for Best Business and Financial Columnist
- National Headliner Award for Feature Column on a Single Subject in both 1992 and 1993; another in 1987 for Best Special Interest Column;
- Gerald Loeb Awards for Commentary in 1993, 1986 and 1983; Loeb finalist in 1988 for his columns on the October 1987 Wall Street crash
- 1981 National Magazine Award
[edit] Books by Samuelson
- Numbskull Factor: The Decline of Common Sense in America, (Crown Publishing Group: 1994) 320 pages ISBN 0-8129-2207-7
- The Good Life and Its Discontents: The American Dream in the Age of Entitlement, (Random House: 1995) 368 pages, ISBN 0-8129-2592-0
- Untruth: Why the Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong, (Random House: 2001) 304 pages ISBN 978-0-8129-9164-2 (trade paperback edition)
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1]Newsweek Web site, Web page titled "Meet Newsweek: Robert Samuelson, Contributing Editor" accessed September 23, 2004
- ^ a b c [2]MSNBC Web site, Web page titled "Meet Newsweek: Robert Samuelson: Contributing Editor: Newsweek," ("Updated: 12:14 a.m. ET May 14, 2004"), accessed September 23, 2006
- ^ [3]Washington Post Web site, Web page titled "Robert J. Samuelson", accessed September 24, 2006
- ^ [4]"The Business News Luminaries" Web site of the "TJFR Group", Web page titled "Robert J. Samuelson" accessed September 23, 2006
