Gabrielle Seal Hinsliff (born 4 July 1971)[1][2] is an English journalist and columnist for The Guardian.[3]
Gabrielle Hinsliff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1971 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | James Clark |
| Father | Geoffrey Hinsliff |
Early life and career
editBorn in Chelmsford[4] she is one of the daughters of the actor Geoff Hinsliff. She attended Queens' College, Cambridge, graduating with a first-class degree in English.[5]
After two years at the Grimsby Evening Telegraph from 1994 to 1996, Hinsliff joined the Daily Mail, where she was successively a news reporter and health reporter, before becoming a political reporter in 1997,[5] and finally chief political correspondent the following year. She joined The Observer in March 2000, initially in the same post, following Andy McSmith, who had joined The Daily Telegraph.[6] Hinsliff was the youngest political editor of a national newspaper when she was promoted in December 2004, this time succeeding Kamal Ahmed, who had been her immediate superior at The Observer since her original appointment.[5][6][7]
Although Hinsliff loved the job, she resigned in late September 2009 "to get a life", to move "out of London to write, think, do some projects I never had time for" and "to spend more time with her husband and son".[2][7]
Career since 2012
editHinsliff's book Half a Wife (Chatto & Windus) was published in 2012. Eleanor Mills in The Sunday Times wrote that it is elevated "from the normal middle-class whinge" by "the rigorous analysis she brings to the wider forces that have shaped modern family life and how they might be re-sliced so that families can live differently". Hinsliff, Mills writes, "calls for a non-gender-aligned sharing out of domestic tasks".[8]
Hinsliff spent a period at The Times until July 2014, before becoming a columnist on The Guardian the following September.[9]
In July 2012, she began as editor-at-large of Grazia magazine contributing interviews and columns.[10] Hinsliff contributes to BBC and Sky programmes.
Personal life
editHinsliff is married to James Clark, a public relations professional.[11]
References
edit- ^ Companies House
- ^ a b Hinsliff, Gaby (1 November 2009). "'I had it all, but I didn't have a life'". The Observer. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Gaby Hinsliff – Biography". Curtis Browen. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Hinsliff, Gabrielle Seal". Who's Who (December 2023 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 March 2024. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c "Gaby Hinsliff". Specialist Speakers. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b Garside, Juliette (17 March 2000). "Lusher Will Edit Guardian Guide". PR Week. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b Busfield, Steve (29 September 2009). "Observer political editor Gaby Hinsliff resigns after five years in post". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Mills, Eleanor (8 January 2012). "Half a Wife by Gaby Hinsliff". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 February 2017.[dead link] (subscription required)
- ^ "Gaby Hinsliff to join Guardian as writer and columnist". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Grazia recruits Gaby Hinsliff". PPA. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "In the Firing Line". The Herald. Glasgow. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
Works
edit- Half a Wife: The Working Family's Guide to Getting a Life Back (Vintage, 2013) ISBN 978-0099555742
External links
edit- Gaby Hinsliff, her columns at The Guardian