| Carl M. Cannon | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Alma Mater: | University of Colorado |
Carl M. Cannon (born 1953) is an American journalist who, as of 2022, is the executive editor and Washington, D.C. bureau chief of RealClearPolitics.
Cannon, born to Lou Cannon, was born in California and graduated from the University of Colorado.[1] He worked as a reporter in Petersburg, Virginia, Columbus, Georgia, and at The San Diego Tribune, and later the San Jose Mercury News, the Baltimore Sun, and the National Journal before being hired by RealClearPolitics in 2011.[2] [3] At the Mercury News, he was part of the reporting team that was awarded the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in the category of general news reporting for coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake.[4] In 2003, he was elected president of the White House Correspondents Association. He has also served as a Fellow-in-Residence at the Harvard University Institute of Politics.[5] Cannon is a recipient of the Aldo Beckman Award for Journalistic Excellence.[5]
| Title | Year | ISBN | Publisher | Subject matter | Interviews, presentations, and reviews | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War | 2003 | Rowman & Littlefield | Booknotes interview with Cannon on The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War, December 28, 2003, C-SPAN | ||||
| Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political Triumphs | 2005 | PublicAffairs | Karl Rove | Written with Lou Dubose and Jan Reid. | |||
| Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy | 2008 | PublicAffairs | George W. Bush | After Words interview with Cannon on Reagan's Disciple, March 23, 2008, C-SPAN | Written with Lou Cannon. | ||
| Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to its Knees | 2010 | Broadway Books | William Lerach | After Words interview with Cannon on Circle of Greed, July 31, 2010, C-SPAN | Written with Patrick Dillon. | ||
| On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time | 2017 | Twelve | Book party hosted by the Hoover Institution for On This Date, July 19, 2017, C-SPAN Q&A interview with Cannon on On This Date, August 20, 2017, C-SPAN |