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Bob Herbert (born March 7, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY), is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous An editorial, leader (UK or leading article (UK is an article in a Newspaper or Magazine that expresses the opinion of the Editor A columnist is a Journalist who writes material on a regular basis for publication in a series His column is syndicated to other newspapers around the country. He is distinguished by his frequent columns on poverty and criticism of the war in Iraq. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign He has written many works attacking racism and American political apathy towards race issues. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that

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Biography

Although born in Brooklyn, Herbert grew up primarily in Montclair, New Jersey, where his parents owned a number of upholstery shops. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Montclair (mɒnʔ kɫeɚ or maŋ kleɚ is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Upholstery is the work of providing Furniture, especially seats with Padding, springs Webbing, and fabric or Leather [1] He was drafted during the buildup to the Vietnam War, but was ultimately sent to Korea. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Always having had an interest in politics and writing, Herbert decided shortly after the war to go into journalism. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people

Herbert received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the State University of New York (Empire State College) in 1988. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people [1]

Journalistic career

Herbert's journalistic career began with The Star-Ledger in New Jersey in 1970. The Star-Ledger is a Newspaper in the US state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Herbert went on to work as a reporter and editor at the New York Daily News from 1976 until 1985, when he became a political columnist and editor, and began attracting attention for his editorial work. The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 This led to a position on WCBS-TV in New York, as a founding panelist of "Sunday Edition" in 1990, as well as becoming host of Hotline, a weekly issues program on New York public television. In Telecommunication, a hotline (also called an automatic signaling service, Ringdown, or off-hook service) is a Point-to-point He later served as a national correspondent on NBC from 1991 to 1993, with regular appearances on "The Today Show" and "NBC Nightly News. "[2]

Herbert's journalistic awards include the Meyer Berger Award for coverage of New York City and the American Society of Newspaper Editors award for distinguished newspaper writing. ASNE, in full the American Society of Newspaper Editors, is a membership organization for daily Newspaper editors (both

Herbert chaired the Pulitzer Prize jury for spot news reporting in 1993. He is author of Promises Betrayed: Waking Up From The American Dream, published by Henry Holt & Company in 2005.

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References

  1. ^ Times Select, Meet the Columnists http://select.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2005/09/19/opinion/20050919_HERBERT_FEATURE.html Retrieved on 3/19/07.
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