Eileen Sullivan

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Eileen Sullivan
Born1977 (age 46–47)[1]
Alexandria, Virginia
OccupationJournalist
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationB.A. in English[2]
Alma materVillanova University
Years active1999–
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
2012

Eileen Sullivan is an American journalist who has covered

The Associated Press and The New York Times. She won a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
in 2012.

Early life

Sullivan was born in Alexandria, Virginia.[3] Growing up, she was inspired to pursue journalism by her parents' longtime friend, award-winning journalist and author Robin Wright.[1] She was fascinated by Wright's stories about her job and travels.[1]

Sullivan attended

Students Against Driving Drunk.[4] Her school sports activities included lacrosse, track, and basketball, and she was the co-captain of the varsity field hockey team.[4] She was elected to the Honor Council her junior and senior years, and graduated in 1995.[4]

Sullivan studied English at Villanova University.[3][2] While there, she wrote for The Villanovan,[2] the school newspaper, and interned at a magazine in Philadelphia.[4] She graduated in 1999 with honors.[2]

Career

Sullivan started her career 1997 working for the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[4][3][5] Her first big assignment was covering an "ugliest couch contest" and interviewing the winner.[1] In 2001, Sullivan, Angela Rucker, and Jason Laughlin earned an award from the New Jersey Press Association for their article on teenage alcohol use, "Many equate booze with fun".[6][7]

Sullivan moved to the

Department of Homeland Security and Hurricane Katrina.[3][5]

Sullivan joined the

counter-terrorism.[2][1]

Sullivan, together with

State of New Jersey,[14] and the disbanding of the surveillance program in 2014.[15]

Sullivan joined The New York Times in 2017 as an early-morning breaking news reporter in their Washington, D.C., bureau.[3]

Personal life

Sullivan and her husband James live with their daughter Celia in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Dixon, Darius; Lee, MJ; Mak, Tim; Weinger, MacKenzie (April 26, 2012). "Journalists making news". Politico. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Villanova Alumna Eileen Sullivan '99 Wins Pulitzer Prize as Part of Associated Press Investigative Reporting Team". Villanova University. April 17, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bumiller, Elisabeth; Hamilton, Bill; Shanker, Thom (June 6, 2017). "Eileen Sullivan Joins The New York Times's Washington Bureau". The New York Times Company. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Eileen Sullivan '95". St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Sullivan, Eileen. "Eileen Sullivan". LinkedIn. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Better Newspaper Contest - 2001 Editorial Results for Dailies". New Jersey Press Association. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Rucker, Angela; Sullivan, Eileen; Laughlin, Jason (May 28, 2001). "Many equate booze with fun". Courier-Post. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "AP wins Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting on NYPD surveillance". Associated Press. April 16, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  9. The Pulitzer Prize
    . Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "4 AP reporters win Harvard prize for NYPD series". Yahoo! Finance. Associated Press. March 7, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley of The Associated Press Win Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting". Harvard Kennedy School. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ Crary, David (April 16, 2012). "AP series about NYPD surveillance wins Pulitzer". Associated Press. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  13. ^ "2012 Award Winners". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Judge dismisses lawsuit against NYPD for surveillance of Muslim Americans". Al Jazeera America. Associated Press. February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  15. ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Goldstein, Joseph (April 15, 2014). "New York Drops Unit That Spied on Muslims". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

External links

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