Josh White is an

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. White writes for the ''

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'', but has been published in various publications, including the ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is also invited to serve as a commentator on Radio and Television. White has focussed on stories related to the United States prosecution of the

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and the

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Education

White obtained his degree in political science from the

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. While attending the University of Michigan, he also was editor of the

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Personal

He was born and raised in the

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area. White is married and has a daughter. The family resides in

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Career

White works for ''The Washington Posts Metro section as an investigative reporter. He began working for the Post in 1998. For six years, he worked on the

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staff where he covered police and courts in

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. During his time on the Virginia staff, he also witnessed two electric chair executions. In April 2004, he moved to the Post's National desk to work as a military correspondent. Here he covered the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, military criminal justice, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In October 2008, White returned to the Metro section to work as a regional investigative reporter on law enforcement. He also served as a Metro weekend editor.

Honors and awards

White worked with a team covering the

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massacre, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. He was also a part of teams that were Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2005 and 2006.

Controversy

White was criticized by commentators who characterized him as suggesting the

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in the

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had breached their rules of engagement, without evidence to back up the suggestion.Josh White is a graduate of Newton North High School, class of 1994, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Newtonite, the school's paper.

References

American male journalists Living people University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people) The Michigan Daily alumni {{US-journalist-20thC-stub