Molly Ball is an American political journalist and writer. She is the national political correspondent for ''

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'' magazine. She is the author of a 2020 biography of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Early life and education

Ball was raised in Colorado and Idaho. She attended

Cherry Creek High School Cherry Creek High School (commonly Cherry Creek, Creek, or CCHS) is the oldest of seven high schools in the Cherry Creek School District in the Denver metropolitan area. It is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and is one of the largest high s ...

in a Denver suburb, graduating in 1997. She graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

in 2001.

Career

Ball joined ''Time'' as National Political Correspondent in 2017. Previously, she covered U.S. politics for ''

The Atlantic ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...

'', where she won the 2012 Toner Prize for Excellence in Public Reporting for her coverage of the 2012 United States elections, including the

2012 United States presidential election The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-e ...

and the 2012

gay marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...

referendums. She has been a reporter for

Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American, German-owned political journalism newspaper company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and intern ...

, the '' Las Vegas Review-Journal'' and the '' Las Vegas Sun''.

Recognition

In 2019, Ball received the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency for her coverage of the Trump administration. Other awards she has received include the Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis, the Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award, and the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. Ball received the 2020 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from the

National Press Foundation The National Press Foundation is a nonprofit journalism training organization. It educates journalists on complex issues and trains them in reporting tools and techniques. It recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards. ...

for her reporting on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which judges called "authoritative," "compelling" and "nuanced." She was honored as Outstanding Journalist in Print in the 2020 Washington Women in Journalism awards.

Personal life

Ball is of Jewish heritage. She lives in

Arlington, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county ...

with her husband and three children. In 2007, she won $100,000 on the game show ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...

''.

References

External links

Official Website
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