This week, Washington Post national investigative reporter Carol Leonnig was honored at the 11th Annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards, co-hosted by Story Partners and Washingtonian.
Carol, a four-time Pulitzer Prize winner, bestselling author and on-air contributor to NBC News and MSNBC, was recognized with the distinction of Outstanding Journalist in Print.
She was feted alongside Vox Media and Podcaster Kara Swisher, who was presented with Hall of Fame Achievement Award; ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott, who was honored as Outstanding Journalist in Broadcast Television; and Politico’s National Political Correspondent Meridith McGraw who was named a Star to Watch.
Carol shared her insight on the unique perspective of women in journalism with Story Partners: “At The Washington Post, I’ve been lucky to follow outstanding women who blazed the trail, including our publisher Katharine Graham and fearless reporters like Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Kate Boo and Dana Priest, and continuing now with our executive editor Sally Buzbee. So many important truths would never have come to light without women journalists dedicated to telling them. We can never underestimate the power of our unique lens and knack for fostering community, so critical now as our journalism is counted upon to build a community of shared facts. Let’s keep growing that bench of women to take on top leadership positions and male-dominated beats.” Read more about this year’s 11th Annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards via press release.
Carol is the latest Washington Post journalist honored in the annual awards, joining the likes of colleagues Jacqueline Alemany (2023), Kathleen Parker (2022), Karen Attiah (2021) and Ashley Parker (2019).
