Libby Copeland

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Libby Copeland (born 1976) is a staff writer for the Washington Post. She started her career with the Post in 1998 as an intern in the Style department,[1] and now covers Washington politics.[2] Insiders have observed her to be a rising star.[3][4] In 2005, she was the Feature Specialty Reporting winner for the large circlulation papers category in the annual competition held by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors.[5]

[edit] Journalistic Work

Copeland wrote articles for the Post about Washington, DC area graffiti artist Borf (aka John Tsombikos) and has been the subject of some graffiti saying "Libby Copeland Writes Lies," possibly in connection with the Borf issue.[6]

She covered the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino, Italy, snaring an interview with popular American figure skater Johnny Weir while observing a shopping trip.[7]

[edit] Personal Background

Copeland is an alumna of Hastings High School of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. The high school invites alumni to speak at graduation. Copeland will be the graduation speaker in June 2008, the 100th commencement of the high school. She majored in English at the University of Pennsylvania where, in her senior year, she won the Thouron Award.[8]