Philip Bennett (Washington Post)

For other people named Philip Bennett, see Philip Bennett (disambiguation).
Philip Bennett
Born
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
Academic work
DisciplineJournalism and public policy
InstitutionsDuke University

Philip Bennett is an American journalist and professor of journalism and public policy at Duke University. Bennett began his career at The Lima Times in Peru before joining the staffs of The Boston Globe (1984–1997) and The Washington Post (1997–2009).[1] He was managing editor at The Post from 2005 to 2009,[2] a period during which the newspaper won 10 Pulitzer Prizes.[3][4] He was previously deputy national editor of national security, defense and foreign policy coverage, and assistant managing editor for foreign news at The Post. At The Boston Globe, he was a foreign correspondent, metropolitan reporter, assistant editor of Metro news, and finally foreign editor. Currently, he is the Eugene C. Patterson Professor and director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.[2]

  1. ^ "Bennett to Lead Duke's DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy". Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy. 2013-04-25. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  2. ^ a b "Philip Bennet Bio". Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Kurtz, Howard (November 6, 2004). "Post Names Philip Bennett as New Managing Editor". The Washington Post. p. A02. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Washington Post's Philip Bennett to Join Duke Faculty". Duke Today. Duke University. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2015-02-02.