David Maraniss
David Maraniss | |
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 David Maraniss at the 2012 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | 1949 (age 73–74) |
| Notable awards | 1993 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting |
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David Maraniss (/ˈmærənɪs/ MARR-ə-niss; born 1949) is an American journalist and author, currently serving as an associate editor for The Washington Post.
Career[edit]
The Washington Post assigned Maraniss the job of biographer for their coverage of 2008 presidential candidate Barack Obama.[1]
In 2014, Maraniss was quoted in the "Mystery Document" segment of the educational YouTube video, "Crash Course: US History #44; George H.W. Bush and the end of the Cold War" [2]
Personal life[edit]
Maraniss and wife Linda live in Washington, D.C. and Madison, Wisconsin. His son, Andrew Maraniss is also an author and was on the New York Times bestseller list in 2015.[3]
Books[edit]
Maraniss has written or co-authored numerous books, most of which are biographies of politicians or athletes, and all of which were published by Simon & Schuster.
References[edit]
- ^ Howell, Deborah (July 20, 2008). "A Vote for Coverage of Substance". The Washington Post.
- ^ George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War: Crash Course US History #44, retrieved 2022-03-30
- ^ "Books/Best Sellers/Race and Civil Rights". The New York Times. December 1, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project winners". Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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