Peter Baker (author)
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Peter Baker is an American author
and newspaper reporter, who has worked for both The Washington Post
and The New York Times
.
He attended Oberlin College
, and was a reporter for the student newspaper, The Oberlin Review
.
With The Washington Post
, he wrote numerous front-page articles and interviewed leaders including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
. He was the Posts White House
correspondent during the Clinton administration, and covered the Lewinsky scandal
. He wrote a book based on his coverage, The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton, published by Scribner
in 2000.
He served as the Posts Moscow
bureau chief, and wrote a book while there, Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin and the Russian Counter-Revolution.
While with the Post, Baker spent several months covering events in the Middle East
and was embedded with the command of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
.
Baker moved to the New York Times in Spring 2008. He is currently a White House correspondent and has contributed to the New York Times Magazine.
Author
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and newspaper reporter, who has worked for both The Washington Post
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...
and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
.
He attended Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, and was a reporter for the student newspaper, The Oberlin Review
The Oberlin Review
The Oberlin Review is a student-run weekly newspaper at Oberlin College that serves as the official newspaper of record for both the College and the town of Oberlin, Ohio. It was first published in 1874, making it one of the oldest college newspapers in the nation...
.
With The Washington Post
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...
, he wrote numerous front-page articles and interviewed leaders including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
. He was the Posts White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
correspondent during the Clinton administration, and covered the Lewinsky scandal
Lewinsky scandal
The Lewinsky scandal was a political sex scandal emerging in 1998 from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a 25-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The news of this extra-marital affair and the resulting investigation eventually led to the impeachment of...
. He wrote a book based on his coverage, The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton, published by Scribner
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
in 2000.
He served as the Posts 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...
bureau chief, and wrote a book while there, Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin and the Russian Counter-Revolution.
While with the Post, Baker spent several months covering events in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and was embedded with the command of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
1st Marine Expeditionary Force
The I Marine Expeditionary Force is a Marine Air Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps primarily composed of the 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 1st Marine Logistics Group...
.
Baker moved to the New York Times in Spring 2008. He is currently a White House correspondent and has contributed to the New York Times Magazine.