Michael Scherer (journalist)
Michael Scherer | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) Columbia University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The Atlantic |
| Awards | National Press Club Award, New York Press Club Award |
Michael Scherer is an American journalist. He is currently a reporter for The Atlantic. He previously wrote 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.[2]
Career
Scherer started his career as a reporter at Mother Jones before he was made Washington correspondent for Salon. He was recruited to join TIME in 2007 and was the magazine’s White House correspondent until he was promoted to Washington bureau chief in 2009.[3] He moved to The Washington Post in 2017 and to The Atlantic at the very end of 2024.[4][5]
Scherer regularly appears on PBS's Washington Week and C-SPAN.[6]
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.[7][8] In 2014, Scherer won the New York Press Club Award for Political Coverage for a cover story on the US government shutdown in 2013.[9]
References
- ^ "Michael Scherer, The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ WashPostPR (2017-08-28). "Michael Scherer joins The Washington Post as national political reporter". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ Rappaport, Scott. "Humanities alum Michael Scherer joins 'Washington Post' as national political reporter". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Herzlich, Taylor. "Two more top reporters flee Washington Post for further-left pasture". The New York Post. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Klein, Charlotte (2025-06-19). "Are You a $300,000 Writer?". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "The Washington Post's Michael Scherer breaks down the Alabama Senate race". www.pbs.org. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Michael Scherer | Alumni Writers UCSC". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer to Join The Atlantic as Staff Writers". The Atlantic. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ "Time Makes Several Hires and Promotions, Names Michael Scherer Washington Bureau Chief". www.adweek.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 2019-02-19.