Harrop worked at the financial desk at
Reuters, covering business and the
Federal Reserve, and later became a business editor for The New York Times News Service. She then worked as a business writer for the
Providence Journal in
Rhode Island and subsequently joined the
Journal's editorial board, where she was a member until 2013. Harrop currently resides in
Providence and
New York City. Harrop is a past president of the Association of Opinion Journalists, formerly known as the National Conference of Editorial Writers. ==Awards==