Jim Hoagland was a contributing editor to The Washington Post from 2010, previously serving as an associate editor, senior foreign correspondent, and columnist.
15 Facts About Jim Hoagland
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Jim Hoagland worked in journalism for over six decades, beginning as a part-time reporter while a student.
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Jim Hoagland served as a foreign correspondent from Africa, France, and Lebanon with the Post, and was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1971 and 1991.
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Jim Hoagland authored one book, based on his coverage in South Africa.
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Jim Hoagland graduated from the University of South Carolina, in 1961, with his bachelor's in journalism.
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Jim Hoagland attended post graduate programs at both the University of Aix-en-Provence in France and as a Ford Foundation fellow at Columbia University in New York City.
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Jim Hoagland served in the US Air Force, stationed in West Germany, from 1962 to 1964.
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Jim Hoagland began working in journalism in 1958, as a part-time reporter for the Rock Hill Evening News while a student.
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Jim Hoagland worked as a copy editor for The New York Times, from 1964 to 1966, before joining the Washington Post.
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In 1976, Jim Hoagland moved to Paris, France where he covered France, Italy, and Spain, in his internationally syndicated column, until returning to the United States in 1978.
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Jim Hoagland was an Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution,.
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Jim Hoagland wrote a book, South Africa: Civilizations in Conflict, published in 1972.
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Jim Hoagland continued writing for The Washington Post, in Washington DC, as a foreign editor and assistant managing editor for foreign news.
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Jim Hoagland wrote the series of columns during the breakup of the Soviet Union; the winning series of stories are listed below.
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Jim Hoagland died from a stroke at a Washington DC hospital, on November 4,2024, at the age of 84.