Karen Blumenthal

Karen Blumenthal
BornKaren Frances Blumenthal
(1959-03-18)March 18, 1959
Texas, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 2020(2020-05-18) (aged 61)
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • author
  • educator
NationalityAmerican
EducationHillcrest High School
Duke University
Southern Methodist University (MBA)
SpouseScott McCartney

Karen Frances Blumenthal (March 18, 1959 – May 18, 2020) was an American business journalist, published author, and educator.

Early years

Blumenthal was born in Texas and attended Hillcrest High School before enrolling in Duke University. She got an MBA from Southern Methodist University.[1]

Career

Blumenthal was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal for 25 years. She previously worked as a bureau chief for the newspaper in Dallas,[2] and as a reporter for the Dallas morning News.[3]

Blumenthal wrote Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, a biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton, and followed Clinton through her 2016 presidential campaign; Blumenthal had to hastily rewrite the ending of the book when it became clear that Clinton had not won the election.[4]

She taught journalism with her husband at Duke University[5] and Texas Christian University.

She began writing young-adult novels in 2016.

Awards

Blumenthal’s work has been awarded:[6]

  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
  • Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award
  • YALSA’s Award for Nonfiction (three time finalist)

Her article: Grande Expectations: A Year in the Life of Starbucks’ Stock, was named by Kiplinger’s magazine as one of the five best investing reads of 2007.[7] In 2003, her Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929, won the Sibert Honor Book.[8] In 2008, she received the Futrell Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communications and Journalism.[9]

Personal life

Blumenthal was married to Scott McCartney, a fellow journalist at The Wall Street Journal.[10] The couple has two children.

She was an activist for Dallas public libraries.[11] Blumenthal’s hobbies included needlepoint, for which she won medals at the Texas State Fair, and baking.[4]

Blumenthal died from a heart attack in May 2020, at the age of 61.[12]

References

  1. ^ Alvarado, Marissa (2020-05-19). "Journalist, author, Lake Highlands neighbor Karen Blumenthal dies at 61". Lake Highlands. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. ^ "Karen Blumenthal - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com". WSJ. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. ^ "Karen Blumenthal | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. ^ a b Seelye, Katharine Q. (2020-05-31). "Karen Blumenthal, 61, Dies; Journalist Turned Young-Adult Author". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. ^ "Author, journalist and former Chronicle leader Karen Blumenthal remembered for passion, warmth". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. ^ "Karen Blumenthal, author and former Dallas Morning News business editor, dies". Dallas News. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ^ "Karen Blumenthal | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  8. ^ "Karen Blumenthal". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  9. ^ "The Futrell Award". Dewitt Wallace Center. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  10. ^ McCartney, Scott (22 December 2021). "Grilling CEOs, Dancing to Australia: He Did It All From the Middle Seat". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  11. ^ Toler, Carol (2011-09-22). "Karen Blumenthal makes plea for Dallas Public Library". Lake Highlands. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  12. ^ Karen Blumenthal, 61, Dies; Journalist Turned Young-Adult Author