Robert G. Kaiser
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Robert G. Kaiser is associate editor and senior correspondent of The Washington Post
, where he has worked since 1963.
as a summer intern while still a college student. He has served as a special correspondent in London
(1964–67), a reporter on the city desk in Washington, D.C.
(1967–69), foreign correspondent in Saigon (1969–70) and Moscow
(1971–74). He returned to the national staff in Washington and worked as a reporter for seven years, covering labor, the U.S. Senate, the 1980 presidential campaign and the first Ronald Reagan
administration.
In 1982 Kaiser became associate editor of The Post and editor of "Outlook", a Sunday section of commentary and opinion. He also wrote a column for the section. From 1985 to 1990 he was assistant managing editor for national news. From 1990 to 1991 he was deputy managing editor, and from 1991 to 1998 served as the paper’s managing editor
. He began his current assignment in September 1998.
Kaiser’s work has appeared in the New York Review of Books, Esquire
, Foreign Affairs
, and many other publications. He has been a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered
, and has appeared often on Meet the Press
, the Today show and other television programs.
, in 1943, Kaiser graduated from Yale
College in 1964, where he was a member of Elihu senior society
. He received a masters degree from the London School of Economics
in 1967. He is married to Hannah Jopling, an anthropologist, and has two daughters, Charlotte and Emily.
award for best foreign correspondence of the year in 1975. In 2003 he won the National Press Club prize for best diplomatic reporting of the year.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, where he has worked since 1963.
Career
Kaiser began at The Washington PostThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
as a summer intern while still a college student. He has served as a special correspondent in London
London
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(1964–67), a reporter on the city desk in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(1967–69), foreign correspondent in Saigon (1969–70) and Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(1971–74). He returned to the national staff in Washington and worked as a reporter for seven years, covering labor, the U.S. Senate, the 1980 presidential campaign and the first Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
administration.
In 1982 Kaiser became associate editor of The Post and editor of "Outlook", a Sunday section of commentary and opinion. He also wrote a column for the section. From 1985 to 1990 he was assistant managing editor for national news. From 1990 to 1991 he was deputy managing editor, and from 1991 to 1998 served as the paper’s managing editor
Managing editor
A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team.In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities...
. He began his current assignment in September 1998.
Kaiser’s work has appeared in the New York Review of Books, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
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, Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, and many other publications. He has been a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
, and has appeared often on Meet the Press
Meet the Press
Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program produced by NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. It has been...
, the Today show and other television programs.
Personal
Born in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1943, Kaiser graduated from Yale
YALE
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College in 1964, where he was a member of Elihu senior society
Elihu (secret society)
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. He received a masters degree from the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
in 1967. He is married to Hannah Jopling, an anthropologist, and has two daughters, Charlotte and Emily.
Awards
The News About The News won Harvard University’s Goldsmith prize for the best book of 2002 on politics and the news media. His dispatches from Moscow won the Overseas Press ClubOverseas Press Club
The Overseas Press Club of America was founded in 1939 in New York City by a group of foreign correspondents. The wire service reporter Carol Weld was a founding member...
award for best foreign correspondence of the year in 1975. In 2003 he won the National Press Club prize for best diplomatic reporting of the year.
External links/References
- http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/results2.pperl?authorid=90986l Author bio at Alfred A. Knopf
- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/articles/robert+g.+kaiser/ Articles by Robert G. Kaiser at The Washington Post
- http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/ksb/index.php Knopf Speakers Bureau: Distinguished Authors, Distinctive Lectures
- Washington: Will the Lobbyists Win? Michael TomaskyMichael TomaskyMichael Tomasky is a liberal American columnist, journalist and author. He is the editor in chief of Democracy, a special correspondent for Newsweek / The Daily Beast, a contributing editor for The American Prospect, and a contributor to The New York Review of Books.-Biography:Tomasky was born...
's review of So Damn Much Money from The New York Review of Books