Bio
Phil Bronstein
Phil Bronstein began his career in San Francisco as a reporter and editor at the Jewish Bulletin. He then moved on to reporting duties with KQED-TV and the San Francisco Examiner.
Bronstein specializes in investigative projects and foreign correspondence. In 1986, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his work in the Philippines, and he went on to cover conflicts in other parts of Southeast Asia, El Salvador, Peru, and the Middle East.
Bronstein was named executive editor of the Examiner in 1991, having previously served as managing editor for news. When the Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle merged in November 2000, he was named Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of the paper and became Executive Vice President and Editor of the Chronicle in March 2003.
In February 2008, Bronstein was named Executive Vice President and Editor at Large of the Chronicle.
Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift became a contributing editor of Newsweek in September, 1994. She writes on the Washington power structure, the influence of women in politics and other issues.
She is currently assigned to follow the jockeying over policy and politics in the Democratic-controlled Congress and the emerging contenders for the 2008 presidential nomination in both the Republican and Democratic parties.
Clift also writes a weekly column on Newsweek.com entitled "Capitol Letter," where she analyzes the political news of the week.