Sari Horwitz
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Sari Horwitz is a Pulitzer-Prize winning member of The Washington Post
's investigation unit. A reporter for The Washington Post since 1984, she has covered crime, homeland security, federal law enforcement, education, and social services.
Horwitz and fellow Post colleague Scott Higham
are co-authors of Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery. The non-fiction book, due for release in May 2010, chronicles the 2001 disappearance of Washington, DC intern Chandra Levy
, whose remains were found one year later in an isolated area of the city's 2800 acres (11.3 km²) Rock Creek Park
.
On March 16, 2011, The Washington Post suspended Horwitz for three months for plagiarizing from The Arizona Republic
parts of two articles she wrote about Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner
. Horwitz and her newspaper each issued apologies regarding the incident.
, Horwitz graduated from Bryn Mawr College
and holds a masters degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University. She lives in Washington with her husband and daughter.
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...
's investigation unit. A reporter for The Washington Post since 1984, she has covered crime, homeland security, federal law enforcement, education, and social services.
Career
Horwitz and Higham shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their examination of the deaths of children in the D.C. foster care system. Horwitz also co-wrote an investigation of D.C. police shootings that won the 1999 Pulitzer for public service and the 1999 Selden Ring Award. She was a member of the team of reporters who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. Horwitz co-authored the 2003 book, Sniper: Inside the Hunt for the Killers Who Terrorized the Nation. Among her other awards are the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for reporting on the disadvantaged and the Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal.Horwitz and fellow Post colleague Scott Higham
Scott Higham
Scott Higham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning member of The Washington Post's investigations unit. He has conducted numerous investigations for the news organization, including an examination of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison, and waste and fraud in Homeland Security contracting...
are co-authors of Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery. The non-fiction book, due for release in May 2010, chronicles the 2001 disappearance of Washington, DC intern Chandra Levy
Chandra Levy
Chandra Ann Levy was an American intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C., who disappeared in May 2001. She was presumed murdered after her skeletal remains were found in Rock Creek Park in May 2002...
, whose remains were found one year later in an isolated area of the city's 2800 acres (11.3 km²) Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with public park facilities that bisects Washington, D.C. The park is administered by the National Park Service.-Rock Creek Park:The main section of the park contains , or , along the Rock Creek Valley...
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On March 16, 2011, The Washington Post suspended Horwitz for three months for plagiarizing from The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...
parts of two articles she wrote about Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner
Jared Lee Loughner
Jared Lee Loughner is an American man who is charged with the January 8, 2011 Tucson, Arizona shooting that killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll. The shooting also left 14 others injured, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords...
. Horwitz and her newspaper each issued apologies regarding the incident.
Personal life
A native of Tucson, ArizonaTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, Horwitz graduated from Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
and holds a masters degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University. She lives in Washington with her husband and daughter.