Toluse Olorunnipa Explained

Toluse Olorunnipa
Birth Place:	United States
Alma Mater:	Stanford University (BA, MSc)
Url:	toluse.com

Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa (; is a Nigerian-American journalist and political commentator. He is the first reporter of native African and Nigerian descent to cover the White House.^[1] Of Yoruba heritage, Olorunnipa was named the White House Bureau Chief for The Washington Post in July 2022.^[2]

Education

Olorunnipa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and MSc from Stanford University.^[3] In college, Olorunnipa wrote for The Stanford Daily.

Career

Olorunnipa writes for The Washington Post and is an analyst for CNN.^[4] He previously worked for Bloomberg News and The Miami Herald.^{[5] [6] [7]} His columns have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Tampa Bay Times, The Seattle Times, The Nation, and others.^[8] He has been featured as a panelist on Washington Week and Face the Nation, and frequently appears on CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, and C-SPAN as a political analyst.

In 2022 he coauthored the biography about George Floyd with journalist Robert Samuels.^{[9] [10]}

External links

• • Toluse Olorunnipa in the Internet Movie Database
• Washington post profile of Toluse Olorunnipa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet Toluse Olorunnipa, 1st Nigerian-reporter to cover White House. Omotayo. Joseph. 2019-07-29. www.legit.ng. en. 2020-01-04.
2. News: Toluse Olorunnipa named White House bureau chief . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-07-27 . 0190-8286.
3. Web site: Washington Post hires Bloomberg's Olorunnipa. 2019-01-24. Talking Biz News. en-US. 2020-01-04.
4. Web site: Washington Post hires Bloomberg's Olorunnipa. 2019-01-24. Talking Biz News. en-US. 2020-03-10.
5. News: Toluse Olorunnipa. Admin. Washington Post. 2020-01-04.
6. Web site: Toluse Olorunnipa. Admin. 16 August 2018. www.pbs.org. 2020-01-04.
7. Web site: Toluse Olorunnipa. 2018-08-16. Washington Week. en. 2020-03-10.
8. Web site: Toluse Olorunnipa - Dems weigh the cost of ambition. Jewish World Review. 2020-03-10.
9. News: Who Was George Floyd?. Peniel E.. Joseph. The New York Times . May 17, 2022.
10. News: A moving portrait of George Floyd, his struggles and his legacy . 2022-05-13 . 2022-05-12 . Mark Whitaker . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.