# Ruth Conniff
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{{short description|American journalist}}
{{infobox person
|name=Ruth Conniff
|birth_place=[Madison, Wisconsin](/source/Madison%2C_Wisconsin), U.S.
|education=[Yale University](/source/Yale_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
|occupation=Journalist
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'''Ruth Conniff''' is an American [progressive](/source/Progressivism_in_the_United_States) journalist who served as editor-at-large of ''[The Progressive](/source/The_Progressive)''.[''The Progressive'' [http://www.progressive.org/list/ruth Ruth Conniff]] and is now the editor-in-chief of the ''Wisconsin Examiner''. Conniff has also written for ''[The Nation](/source/The_Nation)'' and the ''[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)''[New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/books/review/Conniff-t.html Conniff Review of Keller's Book]][The Nation [http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/ruth_conniff Ruth Conniff]] among other publications.
== Early life ==
Conniff was born and raised in [Madison, Wisconsin](/source/Madison%2C_Wisconsin).[{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://wisconsinexaminer.com/about/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Wisconsin Examiner|language=en-US}}{{PD-notice}}] She completed a B.A. in philosophy [cum laude](/source/cum_laude) in 1990. She resides in [Maple Bluff, Wisconsin](/source/Maple_Bluff%2C_Wisconsin).[{{cite news|last1=Ivey|first1=Mike|title=Bluff leans left political tides turn in Maple Bluff, once a Republican Stronghold|url=http://host.madison.com/thecaptimes/bluff-leans-left-political-tides-turn-in-maple-bluff-once/article_e04ae284-f0fc-5a20-83cd-8bc95fa9fc59.html|accessdate=13 June 2014|publisher=Wisconsin State Journal|date=2009-05-06}}]
== Career ==
Previously the political editor of ''The Progressive'', Conniff was named editor-in-chief in 2013. According to her byline at ''The Progressive'': "Ruth Conniff covers national politics for ''The Progressive'' and is a voice of ''The Progressive'' on many TV and radio programs. Conniff was a regular on [CNN](/source/CNN)’s ''[Capital Gang Sunday](/source/Capital_Gang)'' and is now a regular on [PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service)’s ''[To the Contrary](/source/To_the_Contrary)''.[PBS [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125005230/http://www.pbs.org/ttc/panelists_conniff.html Ruth Conniff on '''To the Contrary''']] She also has appeared frequently on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN)’s ''[Washington Journal](/source/Washington_Journal)'' and on [NPR](/source/NPR) and [Pacifica](/source/Pacifica_Radio)."
Conniff is editor-in-chief of the ''Wisconsin Examiner''. Shortly after [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) took office she moved with her family to [Oaxaca](/source/Oaxaca) and covered [Mexico–United States relations](/source/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_relations), the [migrant caravan](/source/Migrant_Caravan), and Mexico’s efforts to grapple with Trump. Conniff is a frequent guest on [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC) and has appeared on [Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America), ''[Democracy Now!](/source/Democracy_Now!)'', [Wisconsin Public Radio](/source/Wisconsin_Public_Radio), [CNN](/source/CNN), [Fox News](/source/Fox_News) and many other radio and television outlets. She has also written for ''[The Nation](/source/The_Nation)'', ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'', ''[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)'', and ''[The Los Angeles Times](/source/The_Los_Angeles_Times)'', among other publications.