Karen DeYoung

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Karen DeYoung
Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post Introduces Secretary Kerry to Address the Women's Foreign Policy Group Conference (30954828900) (cropped).jpg
DeYoung in November 2016
BornFlorida
Occupation Pulitzer Prize winning editor
NationalityAmerican
Spouse Henry Champ

Karen DeYoung is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, and is the associate editor for The Washington Post . [1] [2]

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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. [3]

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. [1]

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." [4] [5]

DeYoung is also a member of Washington, D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue. [6]

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. [7]

Published works

Books

Videos

Honors and awards

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References

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  2. 1 2 "The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in National Reporting". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. Bernstein, Adam (September 24, 2012). "Henry Champ, television journalist, dies at 75". The Washington Post . ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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