Carol D. Leonnig
| Carol D. Leonnig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carol D. Leonnig c. 1966 |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | Washington Post, Charlotte Observer, Philadelphia Inquirer |
Carol D. Leonnig is an American investigative journalist and a prominent Washington Post Staff Writer.
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[edit] Career
Leonnig's first reporting job was in 1989 at The Philadelphia Inquirer where she worked in the South Jersey bureau. After that, she became a staff writer for The Charlotte Observer.[1]
[edit] Washington Post
Having covered the Bush administration extensively from the Post's federal courts beat, she now writes for the National Desk as part of a team examining federal agencies and government accountability. She has done numerous television interviews including The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer,[1][2] and MSNBC.[3] Her coverage of the Bush administration has been cited in many books on the subject.[4][5][6]
[edit] Awards
In 2005, Leonnig was part of a seven-person team that won the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting given by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California for a series of articles that uncovered unhealthy levels of lead in the drinking water in Washington, D.C. and problems with reporting water quality across the U.S.[7][8]
She is also a former Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellow.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Scanlan, Chip (May 4, 2007). "Triple Threat at the Libby Trial". Chip on Your Shoulder (The Poynter Institute). http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.52/aid.122507/column.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-07
- ^ Smith, Terence (2005-09-30). "Jailed Journalist Testifies". The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec05/miller_9-30.html. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ Meier, Randy (November 16). "Woodward says he knew CIA agent's name: Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig talks to MSNBC-TV’s Randy Meier about Bob Woodward’s testimony that an unnamed official told him about Valeria Plame in mid-June, 2003.". MSNBC. http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=d0f93b56-340f-444c-be4e-e40bf2868654&from=rss05. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ Wheeler, Marcy (2007-01-25). Anatomy of Deceit: How the Bush Administration Used the Media to Sell the Iraq War and Out a Spy. Vaster Books. pp. 167. ISBN 0979176107.
- ^ Rich, Frank (2006-09-19). The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina. The Penguin Press HC. pp. 326. ISBN 159420098X.
- ^ Harbury, Jennifer K. (2005-09-15). Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture. Beacon Press. pp. 197. ISBN 0807003077.
- ^ "Alum Wins Investigative Reporting Award with Post Team". University of Maryland, College Park. 2005-02-25. http://www.journalism.umd.edu/newrel/05newrel/scohen05.html. Retrieved 2007-11-07.[dead link]
- ^ "HONORS". The Washington Post. February 23, 2005
- ^ "The Regional Reporter". Regional Reporters Association. April 1998. http://rra.org/newsletters/1998-04.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
