Thomas Winship (July 1, 1920 – March 14, 2002) was an American journalist who served as editor of ''

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'' from 1965 until 1984.

Biography

Winship was born in

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, and soon after moved to Sudbury. He graduated from

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in 1938. He made the

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of Alaska's Mount Bertha in 1940. He graduated from

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in 1942, where he founded the ski club. Winship's paternal grandfather,

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, was an editor of the ''

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''. His father, Laurence L. Winship, joined ''

'' in 1912, became managing editor in 1937, and was named

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in 1955. The younger Winship succeeded his father as editor in 1965, and held the position until retiring in 1984. Winship helped raise the ''Globe'' to the highest ranks and guided it to 12

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s as a result of the ''Globe's'' opposition to the

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and coverage of

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in the 1970s. The Pulitzers won under his leadership, beginning in 1966, were the first in ''Globe'' history. After his retirement, Winship was the first senior

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at the Gannett Center for Media Studies (now the

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) and the founding chairman of the Center for Foreign Journalists. At the time of his death, Winship was being treated for

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in Boston. He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth Coolidge Winship (author of the syndicated "Ask Beth" advice column), sister Joanna Crawford, sons Laurence and Benjamin, daughters Margaret and Joanna, and eight grandchildren.

References

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