Missy Ryan

Missy Ryan is an American journalist. She covers the Pentagon, military issues and national security at The Washington Post.[1] She previously wrote for Reuters.[2]

Missy Ryan
At the Center for New American Studies 2018 Annual Strategic Competition Conference, June 21, 2018
Educationmaster's degree Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationJournalist, reporter Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • New York Press Club award (2012)
  • Courage in Journalism Award (2023) Edit this on Wikidata

Education

Ryan received a B.A. in English Literature from Georgetown University in 1997. She then completed a master's degree at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2005.

Career

Ryan started as a Correspondent covering Iraq in 2008 for Reuters News Agency. She was made Deputy Bureau Chief in Baghdad in 2010.[3] Ryan was then posted to Mexico for four months as the Acting Bureau Chief before returning to Washington to serve as Pentagon Correspondent.

In 2012, Ryan became a White House fellow and won the New York Press Club award for political reporting in 2012.[4][5] She became National Security and US-Middle East Correspondent in 2013. Ryan joined The Washington Post in 2014 as a Staff Writer, covering the Pentagon.[6]

References
  1. "Missy Ryan, The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  2. "Commentary | Reuters UK". uk.reuters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. Sherwood, Harriet (2011-08-22). "Libya: journalists trapped at hotel amid fighting". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. "White House Appoints 2012-2013 Class Of White House Fellows". whitehouse.gov. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  5. "The New York Press Club | Awards for Journalism". www.nypressclub.org. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  6. "Missy Ryan Jumps from Reuters to WaPo". Cision. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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