Tina Rosenberg (born April 14, 1960) is an American

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and the

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of three books. For one of them, '' The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism'' (1995), she won the

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and the

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. Rosenberg was born in

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. She is a longtime ''

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'' writer and, since 2010, co-author of the ''New York Times'' "Fixes" column. The column, written with David Bornstein, is an example of solutions journalism — rigorous reporting on how people are responding to problems. Bornstein, Rosenberg and Courtney Martin founded the

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in 2013. The organization works with news organizations to help them add solutions reporting to their coverage. She grew up in

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, and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from

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. She was living in Latin America in 1987 she won a

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. Her experiences there led to her first published book, ''Children of Cain: Violence and the Violent in Latin America'' (1991). Rosenberg has also written hundreds of magazine articles, for such publications as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Between 1997 and 2007 she was an editorial writer for ''The New York Times'', specializing in international issues. She has also been a contributing editor at ''

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''. Her latest book is ''Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World'' (2011).

Books

* ''Children of Cain: Violence and the Violent in Latin America'' (Random House, 1991) * '' The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism'' (

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, 1996) * ''Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World'' (

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, 2011)

References

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