Jackson Diehl
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Jackson Diehl is the Deputy Editorial Page Editor of The Washington Post
. He writes many of the paper's editorials on foreign affairs, helps to oversee the editorial and oped pages and authors a regular column.
Diehl joined the Washington Post as a reporter in 1978. From 1982 to 1992, he worked at the paper's foreign bureaus in Buenos Aires
, Warsaw
and Jerusalem. He was Foreign Editor and Assistant Managing Editor for Foreign news from 1992 to 1999, and oversaw the expansion of the Post's foreign staff. In 1999 he became Assistant Managing Editor for National news and oversaw coverage of the 2000 presidential election campaign.
As an editor and columnist, Diehl advocated the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the Posts early tenor of approval for the war has been attributed to his influence. He has advocated democratic reforms and a tougher U.S. policy toward Egypt and other autocracies and has criticised Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
and the Bolivarian Revolution
.
Diehl was born in 1956 in San Antonio, Texas and received a B.A. from Yale University
in 1978. He was named a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing for his commentary on Egypt. He received Inter-American Press Association
Award for Interpretive Journalism in 1984 for his coverage of South America, and the Bob Considine Award of the Overseas Press Association in 1990 for his coverage of the 1989 revolution in Eastern Europe.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
. He writes many of the paper's editorials on foreign affairs, helps to oversee the editorial and oped pages and authors a regular column.
Diehl joined the Washington Post as a reporter in 1978. From 1982 to 1992, he worked at the paper's foreign bureaus in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
and Jerusalem. He was Foreign Editor and Assistant Managing Editor for Foreign news from 1992 to 1999, and oversaw the expansion of the Post's foreign staff. In 1999 he became Assistant Managing Editor for National news and oversaw coverage of the 2000 presidential election campaign.
As an editor and columnist, Diehl advocated the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the Posts early tenor of approval for the war has been attributed to his influence. He has advocated democratic reforms and a tougher U.S. policy toward Egypt and other autocracies and has criticised Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
and the Bolivarian Revolution
Bolivarian Revolution
The “Bolivarian Revolution” refers to a leftist social movement and political process in Venezuela led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, the founder of the Fifth Republic Movement...
.
Diehl was born in 1956 in San Antonio, Texas and received a B.A. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1978. He was named a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing for his commentary on Egypt. He received Inter-American Press Association
Inter-American Press Association
The Inter American Press Association is a press advocacy group representing media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. Founded in 1943, it represents more than 1,300 newspapers and magazines in the Americas...
Award for Interpretive Journalism in 1984 for his coverage of South America, and the Bob Considine Award of the Overseas Press Association in 1990 for his coverage of the 1989 revolution in Eastern Europe.