Chris Tomlinson is an American journalist and author. He is a business columnist for the ''
Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With i ...
''. Before working for the ''Chronicle'', he worked for the Associated Press for 20 years. In 2021, he was awarded columnist of the year by the Texas Association of Managing Editors.
In 1992 he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with special honors in humanities. Tomlinson spent seven years in the U.S. Army, before becoming a journalist.
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Tomlinson has reported from more than 30 countries, including Rwanda, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Congo.
During 20 years working for the Associated Press he reported on politics, wars, conflicts and natural disasters. One of his first assignments, was covering the end of apartheid in South Africa and the election of Nelson Mandela. He also covered the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.
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Several of Tomlinson books became New York Times bestsellers, including ''Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families who Share the Tomlinson Name-One White, One Black''. During research for the book Tomlinson met descendents of slaves that his ancestors once owned.
Books
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Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough (born August 13, 1961, in Tennessee) is an American author and correspondent for ''Vanity Fair''. He has written six books. Burrough was a reporter for ''The Wall Street Journal'' in Dallas, Texas, between 1983 and 1992. He ha ...
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Jason Stanford ''Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth''
*''Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name - One White, One Black''
References
External links
Chris Tomlinson, Business Columnist - Houston Chronicle
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American journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)