Caroline Daniel
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Caroline Daniel is currently Editor of the Weekend FT and was appointed in June 2010 after running the FT's oped pages. She is a British
journalist
and political commentator. Educated at St. Helen's School
in London and at Cambridge University she was formerly a panelist for The McLaughlin Group
and a regular commentator on NPR's Diane Rehm show. She then became the White House
correspondent for The Financial Times, for whom she began work as an information technology
correspondent in 1999. She won the presitigious Laurence Stern Fellowship to the Washington Post in 1998 has been a writer for New Statesman
and The Economist
and had worked as a researcher for Gordon Brown
, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
of the United Kingdom
. She was research editor for Values, Visions and Voices by Gordon Brown and Tony Wright and has had essays published by the IPPR and Demos.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and political commentator. Educated at St. Helen's School
St. Helen's School
St. Helen's School, founded in 1899, is a selective independent day school in Northwood, North West London for girls aged three to eighteen. It is also the sister school of Merchant Taylors' School. It previously accepted boarders but as of Autumn 2009 the school is no longer a boarding school, and...
in London and at Cambridge University she was formerly a panelist for The McLaughlin Group
The McLaughlin Group
The McLaughlin Group is a syndicated half-hour weekly public affairs television program in the United States, where a group of five pundits discuss current political issues in a round table format. It has been broadcast since 1982, and is currently sponsored by MetLife...
and a regular commentator on NPR's Diane Rehm show. She then became the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
correspondent for The Financial Times, for whom she began work as an information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
correspondent in 1999. She won the presitigious Laurence Stern Fellowship to the Washington Post in 1998 has been a writer for New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
and The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
and had worked as a researcher for Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. She was research editor for Values, Visions and Voices by Gordon Brown and Tony Wright and has had essays published by the IPPR and Demos.