Cynthia Tucker is an acclaimed writer and experienced journalist whose life and professional experiences influence her style and political views heavily. Cynthia was born on the 13th of March, in 1955, in Monroeville, Alabama. Her parents are Mary Louise Marshall Tucker and John Tucker. Being born during the American Civil Rights Movement, Tucker did not attend an integrated school until she was 16 years old. She then attended Auburn University, still in Alabama, where she double-majored in English as well as journalism and wrote for the student newspaper. After graduating in 1976, she was hired for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a reporter. In 1980, she left the AJC for a job at The Philadelphia Inquirer, where she became determined that she wanted to be a foreign correspondent in Africa. …show more content…
She then returned to Atlanta, and to the AJC, where she was re-hired as a columnist. In 1988, Tucker was named a Nieman Fellow by Harvard University. Following this award she was promoted to editorial page editor in 1990. Tucker earned nominations for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2004 and 2006 before her win in 2007. She is known to be politically liberal. Her experiences with racism and other types of bias during her life in the deep south are mentioned throughout her articles, and explain her bias against conservative parties in general. Her acclamations prove that, though she may at times show bias, it comes from experience alone and her writing is logical enough and enlightening enough to warrant such