Robin toner new york times

Robin Toner, who was the first woman to be the national political correspondent of The New York Times and who had a significant hand in the coverage of five presidential elections, innumerable Congressional and gubernatorial campaigns and the great legislative debates of the day, died early Friday at her home in Washington. She was In a career of nearly 25 years at The Times, and in an age of increasing specialization, Ms.

Toner reported authoritatively on almost every domestic issue, whether it was taxes, welfare, Social Security, immigration or health-care policy. And in a craft in which small errors are commonplace and bigger mistakes a regular occupational hazard, Ms. Toner devised a meticulous personal method for checking and re-checking names, dates, facts and figures in her own raw copy, a step few reporters take.

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As a result: only half a dozen published corrections over the years, on more than 1, articles with her byline. Read more on New York Times. Main Menu U. News U. Politics Congress Extremism. HuffPost Personal. NEW: Games. From Our Partners My 5-To International U. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy.