Margaret Carlson
Margaret Carlson | |
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| Born | Margaret Bresnahan |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University (B.A. in English), George Washington University Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, political analyst, opinion writer |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Known for | First female columnist for Time; panelist on CNN's Capital Gang |
Margaret Carlson is a prominent American journalist, political analyst, and opinion writer currently contributing to Bloomberg News. She holds the distinction of being the inaugural female columnist for Time. From 1992 until the show's conclusion in 2005, Carlson was a frequent panelist on CNN's Capital Gang.
Early life, family and education
Born as Margaret Bresnahan to parents James Francis Xavier Bresnahan and Mary Catherine McCreary Bresnahan, she completed her secondary education at Bishop McDevitt High School located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Carlson attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Penn State University and subsequently earned a J.D. degree from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.
Career
Following her undergraduate studies, Carlson held positions within the U.S. Department of Labor and other governmental bodies. She also spent time teaching third grade in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles before becoming involved with Nader's raiders. After completing law school, she briefly worked as an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission under Michael Pertschuk until the conclusion of the Carter administration.
Her journalism tenure includes serving as Washington bureau chief for Esquire, editing Washington Weekly, and reporting and editing for the national publication Legal Times. She was managing editor at The New Republic until 1988, after which she joined Time magazine. In 1994, she became the magazine’s first female columnist. Carlson reported on four U.S. presidential elections while at Time before transitioning to Bloomberg News in 2005, where she continues to write a regular column.
On CNN, she contributed as a commentator on Inside Politics and was a panelist on The Capital Gang for fifteen years. Currently, she authors a weekly column for The Daily Beast.
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- Living people
- American women journalists
- Bloomberg L.P. people
- CNN people
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- HuffPost writers and columnists
- Los Angeles Times people
- MSNBC people
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- People from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- The New Republic people
- Time (magazine) people
- 21st-century American women