Scott Higham
Encyclopedia
Scott Higham is a Pulitzer Prize
-winning member of The Washington Post
's investigations unit. He has conducted numerous investigations for the news organization, including an examination of abuse at the Abu Ghraib
prison, and waste and fraud in Homeland Security
contracting. The Abu Ghraib investigation was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, and the series on contracting won the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for large newspapers.
Higham and Post colleague Sari Horwitz
are co-authors of Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery. The non-fiction book, due for release in May 2010, chronicles the 2001 disappearance of Washington, DC intern Chandra Levy
, whose remains were found one year later in an isolated area of the city's 2800 acres (11.3 km²) Rock Creek Park
.
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning member of The Washington Post
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...
's investigations unit. He has conducted numerous investigations for the news organization, including an examination of abuse at the Abu Ghraib
Abu Ghraib
The city of Abu Ghraib in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq is located just west of Baghdad's city center, or northwest of Baghdad International Airport. It has a population of 189,000. The old road to Jordan passes through Abu Ghraib...
prison, and waste and fraud in Homeland Security
Homeland security
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do...
contracting. The Abu Ghraib investigation was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, and the series on contracting won the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for large newspapers.
Higham and Post colleague Sari Horwitz
Sari Horwitz
Sari Horwitz is a Pulitzer-Prize winning member of The Washington Post's investigation unit. A reporter for The Washington Post since 1984, she has covered crime, homeland security, federal law enforcement, education, and social services.-Career:...
are co-authors of Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery. The non-fiction book, due for release in May 2010, chronicles the 2001 disappearance of Washington, DC intern Chandra Levy
Chandra Levy
Chandra Ann Levy was an American intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C., who disappeared in May 2001. She was presumed murdered after her skeletal remains were found in Rock Creek Park in May 2002...
, whose remains were found one year later in an isolated area of the city's 2800 acres (11.3 km²) Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with public park facilities that bisects Washington, D.C. The park is administered by the National Park Service.-Rock Creek Park:The main section of the park contains , or , along the Rock Creek Valley...
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