Karen DeYoung is a

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-winning American journalist, and is the

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for ''

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''. DeYoung was born in Florida and she grew up in

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. She received

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s in journalism and communications from the

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. DeYoung was married to the late

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, a Canadian journalist based in

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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

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for ''The Washington Post''. In the days before the

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, DeYoung and fellow reporter

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filed a story with their editors that the

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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." DeYoung is also a member of Washington, D.C. based

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the Inter-American Dialogue. 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.

Published works

Books

Videos

* Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser, Jim Gilmore, et al. (2016). ''The secret history of ISIS''. Arlington, Virginia :

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. * Jake Tapper, Floyd Abrams, Max Cleland, et al. (2007). ''War stories : national security & the news''. South Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB. * Stephen Hess; Karen DeYoung; Joseph D Duffey (2006). ''Public opinion and the war on terrorism''. West Lafayette, IN :

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Honors and awards

* 1981:

Maria Moors Cabot Prize The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes are the oldest international awards in the field of journalism. They are presented each fall by the Trustees of Columbia University to journalists in the Western hemisphere who are viewed as having made a significant co ...

for Latin America Reporting * 2000:

Sigma Delta Chi Award The Sigma Delta Chi Awards are presented annually by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) (formerly Sigma Delta Chi) for excellence in journalism. The SPJ states the purpose of the award is to promote "the free flow of information vital ...

s for Foreign Correspondence and Investigative Reporting * 2003: Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting * 2009:

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Bob Considine Award for International Affairs reporting * 2013: Finalist to the

in the National Reporting category *

for National Reporting *

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award

References

External links

Column archive
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Author profile
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Karen DeYong speaks at her alma mater
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