Episode notes
Janet Hook, Harvard College Class of 1977, is a national political reporter, a mom, an Arsenal fan, and a self-described lover of Maine. Janet has spent over 40 years covering national politics all over the map – at publications like the Congressional Quarterly, the Wall Street Journal, and, most recently, at the Los Angeles Times.
In today’s conversation, Gemma and Janet speak about Janet’s undergraduate experience at what was then Harvard-Radcliffe, which was heavily dominated by men at the time. They also explore how Janet’s scholarly interest in political philosophy ultimately led her to become an on-the-ground political reporter. Finally, at the end of the episode, contributing commentator Mable Chan (Harvard AM ’93) will offer a commentary about her own work in journalism.