Robyn Dixon Explained

Robyn Dixon is a journalist and Moscow bureau chief for The Washington Post.^[1]

Early life and career

Dixon was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. She graduated from Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. Her mother is a housewife and her father is a judge in the County Court of Victoria.^[2] Since 1978, Dixon has worked as an editor for The Herald newspaper in Australia. From 1993, she worked as a Moscow correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age for four years.^{[3] [4]}

Since 1999, she worked as a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. In 2003, she moved with her daughter Sylvia to Johannesburg, South Africa, where she became bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times;^[5] and in 2018 she became bureau chief in Beijing, China.^{[6] [7]}

Since November 2019, she has been the Moscow bureau chief for The Washington Post.^[8]

Dixon speaks English, Russian and French.^[9]

Awards

• 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Award for international reporting;^{[10] [11]}
• 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for "outstanding reporting of the lives and strife of disadvantaged people throughout the world";^{[12] [13]}
• 2008 Citation by the Overseas Press Club in relation to the Joe and Laurie Dine award for international reporting dealing with human rights;^{[14] [15]}
• 2009 Batten Medal by the American Society of News Editors;^{[16] [17]}
• 2009 Daniel Pearl Award for courage and integrity in reporting;^{[18] [19]}
• 2016 Madeline Dane Ross Award by the Overseas Press Club for the "best international reporting in print or digital showing a concern for the human condition".^{[20] [21]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robyn Dixon's Biography. 2021-10-25. muckrack.com. en.
2. Web site: Regardie. Jon. Defy The Fear. lapressclub.org. en.
3. Web site: 2008-05-16. Q&A with Robyn Dixon, RFK Journalism Award winner. 2021-10-25. Los Angeles Times. en.
4. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
5. Web site: 2008-05-16. Q&A with Robyn Dixon, RFK Journalism Award winner. 2021-10-25. Los Angeles Times. en.
6. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
7. Web site: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. Los Angeles Times. en.
8. News: WashPostPR. 2019-10-04. Robyn Dixon named The Washington Post's Moscow bureau chief. en. The Washington Post. 2021-10-25. 0190-8286.
9. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
10. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
11. Web site: 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Award Honorees. 2021-10-25. Society of Professional Journalists. en.
12. Web site: 2008-05-16. Q&A with Robyn Dixon, RFK Journalism Award winner. 2021-10-25. Los Angeles Times. en.
13. Web site: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. International Women's Media Foundation. en.
14. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
15. Web site: 2009-04-23. 2008 OPC Award Winners. 2021-10-26. Overseas Press Club. en.
16. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
17. Web site: Romenesko. Jim. Jim Romenesko. 2009-02-22. ASNE announces writing and photo contest winners. 2021-10-26. Poynter Institute. en.
18. Web site: Regardie. Jon. Defy The Fear. lapressclub.org. en.
19. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
20. News: Robyn Dixon. 2021-10-25. The Washington Post. en.
21. News: 2017-03-21. Syrian conflict dominates Overseas Press Club Awards winners. en. Associated Press. New York.