Mary Jordan Biography
Mary Jordan (born Mary Catherine Jordan) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, best-selling author, and National Correspondent for the Washington Post. In addition, for 14 years, Jordan was a foreign correspondent and she has written from nearly 40 countries.
Mary Jordan Age|Birthday
Jordan was born on November 10, 1960. Therefore, she is 61 years old as of 2022 and celebrates her birthday on 10th November evry year.
Mary Jordan Height|Weight
Jordan’s height and other body measurements are currently under review.
Mary Jordan Family
Jordan was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio to her Irish immigrant parents. However, the journalist has not disclosed her parents’ identities or if she has any siblings.
Mary Jordan Husband
Jordan is happily married to Kevin Sullivan. Moreover, the couple has written two books togethr\er and worked together at The Washington Post. Moreover, the duo won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for a series of stories about the Mexican criminal justice system. Additionally, together with her husband, they were also finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting along with four Post photographers for a series of stories on difficulties facing women around the world.
Mary Jordan Education
Jordan attended St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland, Ohio for her high school. Later, the journalist joined Georgetown University graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1983. Moreover, she is a master’s degree holder from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
In addition, the journalist also studied W.B. Yeats and other Irish poets at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Moreover, Jordan also took Japanese language classes at Georgetown University and Spanish on a post-graduate fellowship at Stanford University.
Mary Jordan Career|The Washington Post
The journalist is a national correspondent for Washington Post and previously served as a foreign correspondent for 14 years and has written from nearly 40 countries. Jordan served as the newspaper’s co-bureau chiefs in Tokyo from 1995 to 1999, Mexico City from 2000 to 2005, and London from 2005 to 2009.
Additionally, Mary was the founding editor and head of content for Washington Post Live, which organizes political debates, conferences, and news events for the media company. Moreover, Jordan got her first job in the newspaper as a columnist for The Irish Press, after she was hired by Irish author and editor Tim Pat Coogan.
Awards
In addition, in 200, together with her husband Sullivan won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for their Post series on the “horrific conditions in Mexico’s criminal justice system and how they affect the daily lives of people” as the Pulitzer Board described.
Furthermore, in 2016, Jordan won the Washington Post’s Eugene Meyer Award for her exceptional contribution to the paper.
Mary Jordan Author
Jordan is a best-selling author. Moreover, they are the authors of the Number #1 Bestselling book, Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland, together with her husband, Sullivan. The book was released in April 2015.
Additionally, the couple is also the authors of The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail which won the Christopher Award in 2006.
Books
The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail
The 2016 Contenders: Marco Rubio
Fundholders’ Handbook: A Reference for Effective Administrative Practice
Compensation, Self-Reliance, and Other Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary Jordan Net Worth
Jordan’s net worth is $1.5 million.
