Michael Scherer
Michael Scherer | |
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Education | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) Columbia University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | The Washington Post |
Awards | National Press Club Award, New York Press Club Award |
Michael Scherer is an American journalist. He is currently a national political reporter for The Washington Post, covering the White House and Congress.[1]
Education
Scherer received a B.A. in literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He later completed a Masters at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[citation needed]
Career
Scherer started his career as a reporter at
Scherer regularly appears on PBS' Washington Week and C-SPAN.[4]
Awards
Scherer won the National Press Club’s Lee Walczak Award for Political Excellence in 2012 for his work covering the Obama re-election campaign.[5][6] In 2014, Scherer won the New York Press Club Award for Political Coverage for a cover story on the US government shutdown in 2013.[7]
References
- ^ "Michael Scherer, The Washington Post".
- ^ Rappaport, Scott. "Humanities alum Michael Scherer joins 'Washington Post' as national political reporter". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul. "Scherer To Leave TIME For The Washington Post". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "The Washington Post's Michael Scherer breaks down the Alabama Senate race". www.pbs.org. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Club, National Press. "SCOTUSblog, Time, USA Today, ABC among National Press Club Journalism Award winners". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Michael Scherer | Alumni Writers UCSC". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Time Makes Several Hires and Promotions, Names Michael Scherer Washington Bureau Chief". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.