Missy Ryan Explained

Missy Ryan is an American journalist. She covers the Pentagon, military issues and national security at The Washington Post.^[1] She previously wrote for Reuters.^[2]

Education

Ryan received a B.A. in English Literature from Georgetown University in 1997. She then completed a master's degree at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2005.

Career

Ryan started as a Correspondent covering Iraq in 2008 for Reuters News Agency. She was made Deputy Bureau Chief in Baghdad in 2010.^[3] Ryan was then posted to Mexico for four months as the Acting Bureau Chief before returning to Washington to serve as Pentagon Correspondent.

In 2012, Ryan became a White House fellow and won the New York Press Club award for political reporting in 2012.^{[4] [5]} She became National Security and US-Middle East Correspondent in 2013. Ryan joined The Washington Post in 2014 as a Staff Writer, covering the Pentagon.^[6]

References

1. News: Missy Ryan, The Washington Post. The Washington Post.
2. Web site: Commentary Reuters UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071616/http://uk.reuters.com/journalists/missy-ryan. dead. 2017-07-11. uk.reuters.com. 2019-02-18.
3. News: Libya: journalists trapped at hotel amid fighting. Sherwood. Harriet. 2011-08-22. The Guardian. 2019-02-18. en-GB. 0261-3077.
4. Web site: White House Appoints 2012-2013 Class Of White House Fellows. 2012-09-04. whitehouse.gov. en. 2019-02-18.
5. Web site: The New York Press Club Awards for Journalism. www.nypressclub.org. 2019-02-18.
6. Web site: Missy Ryan Jumps from Reuters to WaPo. 2014-09-22. Cision. 2019-02-18.

External links

• • Missy Ryan on Twitter
• Missy Ryan on LinkedIn