Karen DeYoung explained

Karen DeYoung
Birth Place:Florida
Occupation:Pulitzer Prize winning editor
Nationality:American
Spouse:Henry Champ

Karen DeYoung is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, and is the associate editor for The Washington Post.[1]

DeYoung was born in Florida and she grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. She received bachelor's degrees in journalism and communications from the University of Florida.

DeYoung was married to the late Henry Champ, a Canadian journalist based in Washington, D.C.[2]

Career

After graduation, DeYoung worked as a non-staff stringer in West Africa. In 1975, she joined The Washington Post. From 1977 through 1988, she worked for the foreign news operation, as bureau chief for Latin America, foreign editor, and bureau chief in London. In 1989, DeYoung was promoted to the position of national editor. From 2001 to 2003 she covered U.S. foreign policy for The Washington Post.

In the days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, DeYoung and fellow reporter Dana Priest filed a story with their editors that the CIA had significant doubts about documents alleging an attempted uranium purchase, but The Washington Post did not publish the story until March 22, 2003, after the invasion had begun. Speaking about The Post's pre-war coverage, DeYoung was quoted as saying, "We are inevitably the mouthpiece for whatever administration is in power."[3] [4]

DeYoung is also a member of Washington, D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue.[5]

She is the author of the biography Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell, having been given six in-depth and on-the-record interviews by the book's subject.[6]

Published works

Books

Videos

Honors and awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karen DeYoung. October 25, 2020. The Dialogue. en.
  2. News: Bernstein. Adam. September 24, 2012. Henry Champ, television journalist, dies at 75. en-US. The Washington Post. October 25, 2020. 0190-8286.
  3. Web site: Mitchell . Greg . March 7, 2013 . Bob Woodward's Biggest Failure: Iraq . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508051434/http://www.thenation.com/blog/173245/bob-woodwards-biggest-failure-iraq . 8 May 2013 . March 10, 2003 . The Nation.
  4. News: The Post on WMDs: An Inside Story. Kurtz . Howard . March 19, 2013 . . August 12, 2004 .
  5. Web site: Inter-American Dialogue Experts. www.thedialogue.org. April 11, 2017.
  6. Web site: Tracing Colin Powell's Journey, Both in and Out of Step With Those Around Him . Kakutani . Michiko . New York Times . October 10, 2006 . March 11, 2013.
  7. Web site: Karen DeYoung. October 25, 2020. Washington Post. en.
  8. Web site: Sigma Delta Chi Awards – Society of Professional Journalists. October 25, 2020. www.spj.org.
  9. Web site: Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting. October 25, 2020. ISD. en-US.
  10. Web site: April 22, 2010. 2009 OPC Award Winners. October 25, 2020. OPC. en-US.
  11. Web site: The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in National Reporting. October 25, 2020. www.pulitzer.org. en.

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