Dana Priest Biography
Dana Louise Priest is an American writer, teacher, and journalist. For nearly 30m years, she has worked for the Washington Post. In addition, she became the University of Maryland’s Phillip Merrill College of Journalism third John S. and James L. Knight Chair in Public Affairs Journalism in 2014.
Dana Priest Age|Birthday
The journalist was born on May 23, 1957. Therefore, she is 64 years old as of 2022 and celebrates her birthday on 23rd May every year.
Dana Priest Height|Weight
Priest’s height is 5 feet 6 inches (approximately 165 centimeters). However, the journalist’s other body measurements and weight are currently unavailable. We are keeping tabs and we will update you on Priest’s body measurements as soon as they are publicly out.
Dana Priest Family
Priest was born in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California to her parents. However, details about her mother and father and if she has any siblings are currently unavailable.
Dana Priest Husband
Priest is married to William Goodfellow. The two married in 1989. Moreover, the couple has two children.
Dana Priest Education
The journalist graduated with a B.A from the University of California Santa Cruz.
Dana Priest Career
Priest specialized in intelligence reporting and wrote many articles on the U.S. ‘War on terror’ and was the newspaper’s Pentagon correspondent prior to becoming a full-time investigative reporter at The Post. Additionally, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting citing ‘her persistent, painstaking report on secret ‘black site’ prisons ad other controversial features of the government’s counter-terrorism campaign in 2006. Moreover, citing the work of reporters Priest, Anne Hull, and photographer Michel du Cille, The Washington Post won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
Walter Reed conditions
Priest and Anne Hull exposed degrading conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for outpatient Iraq War veterans on February 18, 2007. The story resulted in Secretary of the Army, Francis J. Harvey’s resignation, and caused an uproar across the United States.
Top Secret America
The Washington Post published Top Secret America online, a collaborative effort by Priest and William Arkin on July 19, 2010. The report details the national security buildup in the United States following the September 11 attacks took almost two years to complete.
Moreover, in a September 6, 2011 broadcast of the news documentary series Frontline, PBS featured Priest and Arkin’s work on ‘Top Secret America’. Additionally, Priest and Arkin published their book, Top Secret America that same month.
Press Uncuffed
The journalist founded Press Uncuffed, a campaign to help free imprisoned journalists throughout the world by selling bracelets bearing their names along with students at the University of Maryland and in collaboration with the Committee to Protect Journalists. Furthermore, Washington’s Post’s Jason Rezaian was among the eight journalists profiled who were released.
Others
The journalist is the author of a book entitled: The Mission: Wagging War and Keeping Peace With America’s Military.
Moreover, she’s Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State co-writer with William Arkin.
Dana Priest Net Worth
Priest’s net worth ranges between $1 million and $5 million.
