Froma Harrop

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Froma Harrop
Born (1950-03-18) March 18, 1950 (age 74)
StatusWidowed
EducationNew York University
OccupationColumnist
Notable creditTop 100 Syndicated Columnists
Children2
Websitehttp://www.fromaharrop.com

Froma Harrop (born March 18, 1950, in

libertarian streak.[citation needed
]

She is best known for her bi-weekly syndicated column which appears in about 200 news outlets including the

Inc. in Los Angeles.

Media Matters ranks her column 20th nationally in total readership and 14th in large newspaper concentration.[citation needed]

Early life

Born in New York City, Harrop was raised in suburban Long Island and attended New York University. She graduated in 1972.[1][2]

Career

Harrop worked at the financial desk at

New York City
.

Harrop has been a guest on PBS, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR and

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
. Harrop has written for
Harper’s Bazaar, and Institutional Investor. She is also a contributor to The Progressive Populist
. Her columns have been published in several book anthologies.

Harrop is a past president of the Association of Opinion Journalists, formerly known as the National Conference of Editorial Writers.[6][7]

Awards

  • Bastiat Prize for Journalism finalist in 2015.[8]
  • Loeb Awards finalist for economic commentary in 2011.[9]
  • Scripps Howard Award finalist for commentary in 2010.
  • Loeb Awards finalist for economic commentary in 2004.[10]
  • An Editor & Publisher Feature of the Year in 2003.
  • A National Society of Newspaper Columnists award in 2001.
  • Five awards from the New England Associated Press Newspaper Executives Association.

References

  1. ^ Peck, Greg (10 February 2010). "Meet columnist Froma Harrop". GazetteXtra. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  2. ^ Loew, Karen (November 24, 2010). "Missing Half of the Potentially Best Ideas". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  3. ^ Detroit News Online. Froma Harrop Bio at DetNews
  4. ^ "New York Times Syndicate". nytsyn.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Providence Journal - Rhode Island news, sports, weather & more". projo.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "NCEW Board and Committees". The National Conference of Editorial Writers. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  7. ^ Past Presidents Archived 2020-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, National Conference of Editorial Writers
  8. ^ "Finalists for the 2015 Bastiat Prize for Journalism". 2 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Loeb Award Finalists - UCLA Anderson School of Management". ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  10. ^ UCLA Anderson School of Management. Gerald Loeb Awards Archived 2006-08-30 at the Wayback Machine

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