Margaret Carlson is an American journalist, political pundit, and an opinion columnist for Bloomberg News. She is known for being the first female columnist for Time magazine. She was a regular panelist for CNN's Capital Gang from 1992 until its cancellation in 2005.
Her journalism career has included stints as Washington bureau chief for Esquire, editor of the short-lived Washington Weekly, and was a reporter and member of the editorial staff for the Washington-based national weekly newspaper "Legal Times." She was managing editor at The New Republic until January 1988, when she joined Time magazine. In 1994, she became the first female columnist in the magazine's history. Carlson covered four presidential elections for Time, but in 2005 she left for Bloomberg News where she writes a column.
^"Honoring Margaret Carlson". George Washington University Law School. March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2011. The George Washington Law Alumni Association and the Law Association for Women (LAW) recognized renowned journalist Margaret Carlson, J.D. '73, with the Belva Ann Lockwood Award, which celebrates the enduring legacy of women's rights. Carlson writes a weekly column on politics for Bloomberg News, is the Washington editor of The Week, is a contributing editor at The Atlantic, and is a frequent commentator on MSNBC. She also holds the distinction of being the first female columnist for TIME magazine.
^Hay, Tina (August 23, 2009). "Margaret Carlson on Bob Novak". The Penn Stater Magazine. Penn State Alumni Association. Retrieved September 30, 2011. Margaret Carlson '66 ... was Margaret Bresnahan as a Penn State undergrad ...
^Carlson, Margaret (May 9, 2003). "Diary : A weeklong electronic journal". Slate.com. Until I was out of college, I knew the hospitality industry from the back stairs only; I would meet my grandmother after her shift as a maid at the Hotel Washington.