Carl M. Cannon

Carl M. Cannon (born 1953) is an American journalist who, as of 2021, is the executive editor and Washington, D.C. bureau chief of RealClearPolitics.

Carl M. Cannon
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	University of Colorado
Occupation	Journalist

Cannon was born in California and graduated from the University of Colorado.[1] He worked as a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, the Baltimore Sun, and the National Journal before being hired by RealClearPolitics in 2011.[2][3] At the San Jose Mercury News he was part of the reporting team that was awarded the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in the category of general news reporting for coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake.[4][5] In 2003 he was elected president of the White House Correspondents Association.[4] He has also served as a Fellow-in-Residence at the Harvard University Institute of Politics.[4] Cannon is a recipient of the Aldo Beckman Award for Journalistic Excellence.[4]

He is the son of Lou Cannon.[3]

References

1. "The sky is always climbing". CMCI Now Magazine. Fall 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. "Ideas Tour Speakers". theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. Lee Scrivo, Karen (December 1999). "Prodigious Progeny". American Journalism Review. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
4. "Carl Cannon". Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
5. "1990 Pulitzer Prizes". pulitzer.org. Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 3, 2021.