October 16th, 2025 • SPJ/MediaFest25
Behind the Scenes at the Washington Post Rapid-Response Investigative Unit

Dozens of MediaFest 25 attendees crowded into a room to listen to Washington Post editor Shawn Boburg spotlight his team’s investigative work.  Attendees at the 1 p.m. panel lined the perimeter of the room, flowed into the hallway and sat on the floor, craning their heads to hear Boburg’s account of the rapid-response investigations unit, asking lingering questions about the latest breaking news.

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September 28th, 2023 • 2023: Las Vegas
Pulitzer Prize winner Dana Priest flattered to be named SPJ 2023 Fellow of the Society

Dana Priest is an investigative reporter for the Washington Post with a specialization in national security, United States intelligence agencies and military operations. She has won two Pulitzer Prizes for her work.  “I keep gravitating towards the hardest things to write about,” Priest said.

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October 28th, 2022 • 2022: Washington D.C.
‘We need to show up’: Journalists Woodward and Bernstein talk 50th anniversary of Watergate, reporting techniques and Trump in MediaFest keynote presentation 

“We need to show up … We are not showing up enough..”

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September 4th, 2021 • 2021: Virtual
An Inside Look Into Covering the Trump and Biden Administrations

“When we first came into this administration, it was not the same situation where you could be there all the time and get to know your sources in person. There were a lot of restrictions, because of the pandemic. In fact, many of these officials weren't working in the building.”

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