Name Robert Samuelson Role Columnist | Education Harvard University | |
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Nominations Pulitzer Prize for Commentary Books The Great Inflation and Its Aft, Good Life & Its Discontent, Untruth: Why the Conventi | ||
Robert j samuelson discusses the economy
Robert Jacob Samuelson (born December 23, 1945) is a journalist for The Washington Post, where he has written about business and economic issues since 1977, and is syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group. He was a columnist for Newsweek magazine from 1984 to 2011.
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- Robert j samuelson discusses the economy
- Robert j samuelson pt 1
- Career
- Personal life
- Journalism awards
- Books by Samuelson
- References
Robert j samuelson pt 1
Career
He began his career in journalism as a reporter on the business desk of The Washington Post in 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, when he left to write for Newsweek.
Samuelson does not vote in any elections as he believes that voting interferes with his impartiality as a journalist.
Personal life
Samuelson was born in New York City and raised in nearby White Plains, New York. He received his bachelor's degree in 1967 from Harvard University, where he majored in government. He and his wife, Judith Herr, live in Bethesda, Maryland and have three children, Ruth, Michael and John. He has written three books.
Journalism awards
Samuelson has received: