Journo Heroes: Anna Quindlen

After reviewing the assignment about writing about an influential journalist, I decided to research and write about journalist Anna Quindlen, a famous columnist for the New York Times.

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Quindlen joined the New York Times in 1977 as a general assignment reporter, later on being named the paper's deputy metropolitan editor in 1983. She wrote well-known columns for the paper including, "About New York" and "Life in the 30's."

Amongst her work at the Times from 1981 to 1994, Quindlen became the third woman in the paper's history to write a regular column for its influential Op-Ed page. This column, "Public and Private," won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992.

In 1995, she decided to leave the newspaper world and began writing her own novels. Amongst some of her top-selling books, one became a Universal feature film, one was chosen for Oprah's Book Club, one appeared as a television film, and one was the first novel to ever appear in the fiction, nonfiction, and self-help NY Times Best Seller lists. She is also the author of a collection of essays, which were all very successful.

Overall, Quindlen is best known for appearing in some of the country's most influential newspapers, most well-known magazines, and on top of both fiction and nonfiction best seller lists. In my opinion, Anna Quindlen deserves to be in the list of the top 100 most influential journalists because of not only her award-winning content, but her diverse writing skills and ability to adapt to any project. She is very admirable as an aspiring journalist.


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