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'''Gabrielle Hinsliff''' (born 1971<ref name="Hinsliff112009">{{cite news|last=Hinsliff|first=Gaby|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/nov/01/gaby-hinsliff-quits-working-motherhood|title='I had it all, but I didn't have a life'|work=The Observer|date=1 November 2009|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>) is an English [[journalist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/gaby-hinsliff|title=Gaby Hinsliff – Biography|publisher=Curtis Browen|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>
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'''Gabrielle Seal Hinsliff''' (born 4 July 1971<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/tVyc3VMsoNIRPjljNac41ajmgiA/appointments Companies House]</ref><ref name="Hinsliff112009">{{cite news|last=Hinsliff|first=Gaby|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/nov/01/gaby-hinsliff-quits-working-motherhood|title='I had it all, but I didn't have a life'|work=The Observer|date=1 November 2009|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>) is an English journalist and columnist for ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/gaby-hinsliff|title=Gaby Hinsliff – Biography|publisher=Curtis Browen|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
One of the daughters of the actor [[Geoff Hinsliff]],<!-- source. --> she attended [[Queens' College, Cambridge]]<!-- Busfield. --> graduating <!-- In the following source "in 1990". -->with a first-class degree in English.<ref name="SSpeakers">{{cite web|url=http://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705|title=Gaby Hinsliff |publisher=Specialist Speakers|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref><!-- [[List of Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies people]] has Hinsliff as alumnus, but the main available online source is her Linked-In page, see WP:LINKEDIN & WP:ELNO. -->
Born in [[Chelmsford]]<ref>{{Who's Who | title=Hinsliff, Gabrielle Seal | id = U250258 | edition = December 2023 online | access-date = 31 March 2024 }}</ref> she is one of the daughters of the actor [[Geoff Hinsliff]]. She attended [[Queens' College, Cambridge]]<!-- Busfield. -->, graduating <!-- In the following source "in 1990". -->with a first-class degree in English.<ref name="SSpeakers">{{cite web|url=http://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705|title=Gaby Hinsliff |publisher=Specialist Speakers|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref><!-- [[List of Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies people]] has Hinsliff as alumnus, but the main available online source is her LinkedIn page, see WP:LINKEDIN & WP:ELNO. -->


After two years at the ''[[Grimsby Telegraph|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,<ref name="SSpeakers"/> 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]]''.<ref name="Garside">{{cite news|last=Garside|first=Juliette|url=http://www.prweek.com/article/103040/media-lusher-will-edit-guardian-guide|title=Lusher Will Edit ''Guardian'' Guide|work=PR Week|date=17 March 2000|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref> Hinsliff was the youngest political editor of a national newspaper when she was promoted in December 2004, this time succeeding [[Kamal Ahmed (journalist)|Kamal Ahmed]] who had been her immediate superior at ''The Observer'' since her original appointment.<ref name="SSpeakers"/><ref name="Garside"/><ref name="Busfield">{{cite news|last=Busfield|first=Steve|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/sep/29/gaby-hinsliff-political-editor-leaves-observer|title=Observer political editor Gaby Hinsliff resigns after five years in post|work=The Guardian|date=29 September 2009|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>
After two years at the ''[[Grimsby Telegraph|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,<ref name="SSpeakers"/> 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]]''.<ref name="Garside">{{cite news|last=Garside|first=Juliette|url=http://www.prweek.com/article/103040/media-lusher-will-edit-guardian-guide|title=Lusher Will Edit ''Guardian'' Guide|work=PR Week|date=17 March 2000|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref> Hinsliff was the youngest political editor of a national newspaper when she was promoted in December 2004, this time succeeding [[Kamal Ahmed (journalist)|Kamal Ahmed]], who had been her immediate superior at ''The Observer'' since her original appointment.<ref name="SSpeakers"/><ref name="Garside"/><ref name="Busfield">{{cite news|last=Busfield|first=Steve|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/sep/29/gaby-hinsliff-political-editor-leaves-observer|title=Observer political editor Gaby Hinsliff resigns after five years in post|work=The Guardian|date=29 September 2009|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>


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".<ref name="Hinsliff112009"/><ref name="Busfield"/>
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".<ref name="Hinsliff112009"/><ref name="Busfield"/>


==Career since 2012==
==Career since 2012==
Hinsliff's book ''Half a Wife'' (Chatto & Windus) was published in 2012. [[Eleanor Mills (journalist)|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".<ref>{{cite news|last=Mills|first=Eleanor|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/books/non_fiction/article851168.ece|title=Half a Wife by Gaby Hinsliff|work=The Sunday Times|date=8 January 2012|accessdate=17 February 2017}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Hinsliff's book ''Half a Wife'' (Chatto & Windus) was published in 2012. [[Eleanor Mills (journalist)|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".<ref>{{cite news|last=Mills|first=Eleanor|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/books/non_fiction/article851168.ece|title=Half a Wife by Gaby Hinsliff|work=The Sunday Times|date=8 January 2012|accessdate=17 February 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


Hinsliff spent a period at ''[[The Times]]'' until July 2014, before becoming a columnist on ''[[The Guardian]]'' the following September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/gaby-hinsliff-to-join-guardian-as-writer-and-columnist|title=Gaby Hinsliff to join Guardian as writer and columnist|work=The Guardian|agency=Guardian News and Media|date=25 July 2014|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>
Hinsliff spent a period at ''[[The Times]]'' until July 2014, before becoming a columnist on ''[[The Guardian]]'' the following September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/gaby-hinsliff-to-join-guardian-as-writer-and-columnist|title=Gaby Hinsliff to join Guardian as writer and columnist|work=The Guardian|agency=Guardian News and Media|date=25 July 2014|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hinsliff is married to James Clark, former director of news and press secretary to <!-- Predecessor John Reid as well for about six months, but a borderline admissible source is a "Press Gazette" gossip column referring to "pillow talk". -->[[Des Browne]], Defence Secretary in the Labour governments of [[Tony Blair]] and Gordon Brown.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12760000.In_the_firing_line/|title=In the Firing Line|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|date=14 April 2007|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>
Hinsliff is married to James Clark, a public relations professional.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12760000.In_the_firing_line/|title=In the Firing Line|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|date=14 April 2007|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Works==
*''Half a Wife: The Working Family's Guide to Getting a Life Back'' (Vintage, 2013) {{ISBN|978-0099555742}}

==External links==
*[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gabyhinsliff Gaby Hinsliff], her columns at The Guardian

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Gabrielle Hinsliff
Born4 July 1971
NationalityBritish
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
OccupationJournalist
Years active1994-present

Gabrielle Seal Hinsliff (born 4 July 1971[1][2]) is an English journalist and columnist for The Guardian.[3]

Early life and career

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Born 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

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Hinsliff'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

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Hinsliff is married to James Clark, a public relations professional.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ a b Hinsliff, Gaby (1 November 2009). "'I had it all, but I didn't have a life'". The Observer. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Gaby Hinsliff – Biography". Curtis Browen. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Hinsliff, Gabrielle Seal". Who's Who (December 2023 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 March 2024. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ a b c "Gaby Hinsliff". Specialist Speakers. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b Garside, Juliette (17 March 2000). "Lusher Will Edit Guardian Guide". PR Week. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b Busfield, Steve (29 September 2009). "Observer political editor Gaby Hinsliff resigns after five years in post". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. ^ Mills, Eleanor (8 January 2012). "Half a Wife by Gaby Hinsliff". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 February 2017.[dead link] (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Gaby Hinsliff to join Guardian as writer and columnist". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Grazia recruits Gaby Hinsliff". PPA. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. ^ "In the Firing Line". The Herald. Glasgow. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

Works

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  • Half a Wife: The Working Family's Guide to Getting a Life Back (Vintage, 2013) ISBN 978-0099555742
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