- Karen DeYoung
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occupation =Pulitzer Prize winning editor
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footnotes =Karen DeYoung won the
Pulitzer Prize , and is the associate editor for TheWashington Post .DeYoung was born in
Florida and she grew up inSt. Petersburg, Florida . She received Bachelor degrees in journalism and communications from theUniversity of Florida .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 - 2003 she covered US Foreign Policy for the Post.Books
* "Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell"
References
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2006/09/27/LI2006092701188.html Official Bio of Karen DeYoung]
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=57749 Karen DeYoung on Random House]
* [http://www.jou.ufl.edu/news/index.php?id=116 Karen DeYong speaks at her alma mater]
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